Sentence examples for subtle fun from inspiring English sources
The phrase "subtle fun" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe enjoyment or amusement that is understated or not immediately obvious. Example: "The movie had a lot of subtle fun, with clever jokes that made you think."
The literalism of that finale spoiled some of the theretofore subtle fun, for me, though I don't doubt it'll be a satisfying payoff for audiences who want to be goosed in grander fashion.
There were people rock-climbing and tightrope-walking on a distant butte, and we hiked over to them, while distances took on a subtle fun-house deception and the rocks grew more interesting and our bodies less reliable.
Where many of the verite documentarists seemed to be poking not-so-subtle fun at their subjects (as the Maysles brothers did with the Bible peddlers of their 1969 "Salesman," for example), Mr. Belgum is too close to Mr. Cleveland to condescend to him or pass any simple judgments on his behavior.
There were some fun, subtle touches, such as the crocodile piping on the tuxedo trousers.
She's so subtle and so fun to watch.
For example, the top search result clearly implies that science is more fun than subtle web design.
These navy python effect Mary Janes from Topshop are fun, but subtle enough to integrate into your work wardrobe.
It's a subtle way to have fun with your nails without going overboard with designs.
In any case, Mr. Cochrane's sly, subtle Iago is so much fun that most of the gimmickry (but not the ill-advised disco dancing) can be forgiven.
"Fun is a subtle way of working out who is with you and who isn't," he explained, walking up the pier.
Still, "Cubed" is cleverly pieced together and much more subtle and sophisticated than its fun-facts-in-a-box P.R., which bills it as a book about "a vast amount of stuff you only thought was boring," as if readers, like Mills's glassy-eyed white-collar workers, find everything boring.
