6 sentences with 'subtle'
Example sentences and phrases with the word subtle and other words derived from it.
• « The human psyche functions in such an extremely subtle, imponderable and - even today - enigmatic way that its afflictions and damage can follow an unpredictable course; its very genesis often remains obscure. »
• « The Romans came to pride themselves on a more direct and less subtle form of oratory than was (supposedly) practised in Greece. »
• « The effective courtier, according to Castiglione, was tasteful, educated, intelligent and subtle in his actions and words, a true politician rather than a mere warrior who happened to have inherited some land. »
• « A more subtle and sympathetic interpretation is that some kind of communism might be possible (after all, social democracies have thrived in Europe for decades), but the Soviet system went mad trying to control everything. »
• « The treasures of the Orthodox Church of Finland, the cultural property of the whole nation, give a subtle touch of oriental and Byzantine mysticism to the European and Nordic heritage of this country. »
• « Non-ionising radiation, so called because its effects on organic matter - us, among other things - are very indirect and subtle compared to those of "ionising radiation" such as radioactivity, gamma rays, etc., which can directly disintegrate biological structures. »