Sentence examples for was not delicate from inspiring English sources

But, indeed, the real Joy Davidman, a spirited Jewish matron from Westchester who had been impressed by Lewis's books, was not delicate and transcendent but foulmouthed, passionate, a little embarrassing.

I wasn't delicate, really, but I wasn't really boyish.

It was heavy, too, and obviously expensive, but it wasn't delicate and ornamental like some plutocratic pens.

A woman that wasn't delicate, but rather, could hold her own on the court and trash talk with the best.

The menu promised Manila clams; these were not delicate ones.

These were not delicate dishes, but we were hungry.

"I'm not going to pretend that this stuff is not delicate," he adds.

"The room looks traditional, but it's a place that is not delicate," Mr. Montoya explained.

The half chicken was succulent; the two ribs were not delicate baby backs but big ones that included cartilage.

She cheated on him, just as her father had cheated on his proper, schoolteacher wife, and her tastes were not delicate.

We are not delicate creatures tied to the kitchen sink any more but hard-pressed, active combatants in the big wide world.