Sentence examples for subtle mastery from inspiring English sources

The phrase "subtle mastery" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a refined or understated skill or expertise in a particular area. Example: "Her subtle mastery of the art of negotiation often led to successful outcomes without any overt displays of power."

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There were no subtle mastery, no acute opening day strokes to be admired in memory by middle-aged fans two generations from now.

Ambivalent, vain, a target of bullying who grew into a bully, Snape, played with such subtle mastery by Alan Rickman, was a brilliantly gray exception to the black-and-white moral scheme of the Potter universe.

Roth, blending the bawdy exuberance of his early period and the disenchantment of his recent work, demonstrates with subtle mastery the "incomprehensible way one's most banal, incidental, even comical choices achieve the most disproportionate result".

While he has previously delved into biographies of governors like Roosevelt, Charles Hughes and Al Smith, all of whom battled the Legislature to bring about change, he said he was now pondering the lessons of President Lyndon B. Johnson, who matched brute will to a subtle mastery of the legislative process.

23, 1920-1923), you hear Schoenberg moving by fits and starts toward his solution to the crisis in tonality: the 12-tone technique, which is codified in his vibrant Suite (Op. 25, 1921-23) and employed with subtle mastery in his final Pieces (Op. 33a, 1929, and Op. 33b, 1931).

Khamenei is not known for a subtle mastery of international public relations, but the supreme leader's public reply Thursday had surprising resonance globally, particularly among America's European allies.

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The setting by Lasso of the same text is calmer, more homophonic; yet its apparent simplicity and unostentatiousness hides a subtle and skillful mastery of vocal art.

But Manning, with his subtle pocket mobility, mastery of Kevin Gilbride's system and strong, accurate and flexible arm, is simply too good to beat.

The subtle nature of that mastery in science and technology can be gleaned from a new book, "A Culture of Improvement: Technology and the Western Millennium" by Robert Friedel (MIT Press).

Mercury Rev's mastery of the subtle but irreversible crescendo pushes Dunger toward some wrenching vocal peaks.

Each technique they practised during the sessions that followed was precise, demanding mastery of the subtle movements of leg, arm, hand and back.

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