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Example sentences for: subtly

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The Old World luxury--even the Old World rot--is double-edged, subtly mocking its bantamweight New World protagonist.
The most recent column ("Betty and Monica") makes a much-needed point about the subtly condescending nature of traditional journalism's attitude toward successful blacks (a column in the future might explore the press' similar attitude toward the Southern population of the country).
Late at night, Wade drinks and holds forth on his suspicions in a low rasp over the phone to his younger brother, Rolfe (Willem Dafoe), a Boston academic who subtly feeds the flames of Wade's alienation.
And, more subtly, the light's being on contains the event of its having been turned on.
After sundown, the shrine’s atmosphere is utterly transformed — cool, dark, and more than slightly surreal, with the subtly illuminated arch dominating the scene.