Sentence examples for subtle jabs from inspiring English sources

In describing his own, he seemed to take a few subtle jabs at Mr. Yassky: "I'm of, by and for the community.

But between the lines in many of the speeches by political leaders from around the country, there were warnings, threats and subtle jabs that suggest the revolution has many challenges ahead.

The gift deftly combined generosity, reminders of Japan's long history and subtle jabs (the tiny trees included a four-centuries-old pine that had survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima).

After the final horn, James and Irving, who spent part of the summer making subtle jabs at each other following the blockbuster trade, completed their signature handshake and the All-Star point guard greeted several former team-mates.

As far as subtle jabs at gadflies go, that's not a bad one.

Rather than go for the jugular, Obama showed a preference for subtle jabs, making his most direct attack against McCain when he accused him of repeatedly being wrong about the war in Iraq.

Jackson's leadership comment was a subtle jab at Chaney, who said the Knicks lacked leadership last season.

"Electable" is a word used often by Rubio supporters, a subtle jab at his strongest competitors, Trump and Cruz.

On Monday, when asked about the difficulty of losing Cano as a client, Boras spun off with what seemed to be a subtle jab at Jay-Z.

In a subtle jab at China, Mr. Lee noted, "All eight Nobel Prize winners in science who are of Chinese descent either were or subsequently became American citizens".

Over the weekend, Musk fired off another tweet that some took as a subtle jab at the regulators seeking to control him.