How to Use delicacy in a Sentence

delicacy

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  • The curtains were made from fine lace of great delicacy.
  • Because of the delicacy of the situation, we needed to speak privately.
  • The restaurant serves delicious sausages and other regional delicacies.
  • That’s not to say the delicacy is limited to this type of preparation.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 July 2021
  • For a $15 wine, this bottle has great delicacy and finesse.
    — New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Maine shrimp were once a winter delicacy, but the fishery has been shut down since 2013.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Escamoles are a delicacy, after all, and a labor-intensive one at that.
    — Robyn Huang, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2021
  • Wagyu steak is considered a delicacy and is priced extremely high compared to its counterparts.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2021
  • To put this delicacy in a quesadilla seemed absurd at the time, but absurdity often breeds excellence.
    — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2021
  • Never famous for his delicacy, Sarkozy seems emboldened.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Giant Land Snails are commonly eaten in Nigeria, where they're sold as a delicacy and often fried or made into stew.
    — Chron, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Ouisie’s version of this colorful Spanish delicacy comprises auburn rice studded with clams, prawns, chorizo, chicken and green peas.
    — Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 21 July 2021
  • This week’s edition includes some fancy duck, a Bay Area delicacy and a filling vegetarian dosa.
    — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 July 2021
  • There's no doubt that the increasing demand for shark fin soup, considered a delicacy in Chinese culture, has contributed to this depletion.
    — Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN, 23 July 2021
  • Landsel wrote that the pandemic-era pivot to digitized take-out made the meaty delicacy more accessible, though the number of available burgers nightly remained the same.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2021
  • The skull was cleaned and the tongue, a delicacy, cut out.
    — Matthew Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The work continues to bring the boys home, and this work needs delicacy.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 17 May 2022
  • His delicacy with the text lifts his scenes above the surrounding bathos like a kite.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
  • Fans over 21 can have their sweet treats topped off with an extra shot of the boozy delicacy.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The delicacy can be ordered as a standalone snack or as part of a meal.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2024
  • El Guero’s menudo is a delicacy — a miracle to the bleary-eyed crowd.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023
  • There’s even caviar service for those who want to indulge, where the delicacy is brought out in a faux Fabergé egg.
    — Christina Liao, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • But that’s where all the pleasure lies: on a construction like that and the care of it and the accuracy of it and the delicacy of it and the power of it.
    — David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Thalman boxed up the Bibles – no small task, given their delicacy and size – and shipped them.
    — Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 14 July 2022
  • Known to the world as a delicacy, caviar is unfertilized fish eggs with a salty taste.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Caviar is far from the only delicacy on offer, of course.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 July 2023
  • Sun bears’ gall bladders are used in some Chinese folk medicine, and their paws are a high-end delicacy.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
  • That's the case with the roasted bone marrow, a European delicacy that's served in a very Flagstaff way.
    — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2022
  • Bird’s nest soup, created by boiling the nest, is one of the most expensive soups in the world and is considered a delicacy in China, where it has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
  • When asked about her plans during her time in N.Y.C., Fergie referenced a quintessential delicacy — a hot dog with mustard, ketchup, sauerkraut and relish!
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024

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