Usage examples for subtlety
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Ishmael
had
a
sly
chuckle
as
he
thought
of
others
who
would
do
likewise,
and,
catching
a
twinkle
in
the
Parson's
eye,
it
occurred
to
him
for
the
first
time
that
day
that
perhaps
all
the
subtlety
of
the
race
was
not
confined
to
those
of
the
age
of
himself
and
Killigrew.
– Secret Bread by F. Tennyson Jesse
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But,
John,"
he
continued
while
March
stood
dumb
with
wonder
at
his
swift
loss
of
subtlety, "
I
want
you
to
know
also
that
I
feel
no
resentment-
I
cannot-
O
I
cannot-
against
her
who
shares
my
guilt
and
shame!"
– John March, Southerner by George W. Cable
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9-
12.
Jacob's
subtlety
and
craft
were,
as
is
often
the
case,
the
weapons
of
a
timid
as
well
as
selfish
nature.
– Expositions of Holy Scripture Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers by Alexander Maclaren