How to use "subtle" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "subtle" in popular movie and book plots

  • This time he cannot be as subtle as when planning his uncle's death.  - The 12.30 from Croydon
  • All this while, Maya's simplicity and subtle beauty keeps drawing Rathod towards her.  - Rog
  • There are many subtle jokes in this game, and there are multiple ways of ending the game.  - Dunnet (video game)
  • There is a subtle sense that this is a marriage whose love is dwindling fast.  - Facing Windows
  • It is very discontinuous and hard to follow at times and the viewer must pay close attention to pick up the very subtle messages and themes.  - Possible Worlds (play)
  • Because of these subtle differences, plots that take place in Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 6 would not make sense canonically.  - Resident Evil 2
  • She also realizes that Tancredi's attempt to enter the convent was in reality a subtle marriage proposal directed to her.  - The Leopard
  • Soon afterward, an angry Ishiguro arrives to confront Eddie and the two detectives, making subtle threats to their lives.  - Rising Sun (novel)
  • When introduced, she is fighting crime as "Sailor V," and makes subtle reference to this double life in her music.  - Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (live-action series)
  • On the new musical's opening night, Kate puts together evidence of the affair from a few subtle clues, and leaves Dexter without further ado.  - The Tall Guy
  • As so often in his writings, the story abounds in clever references and subtle jokes.  - Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote
  • Smith makes a courtship visit to Eve and her mother at home, where the Commodore drops subtle hints that Jonathan has left the seaside house.  - Stage Fright (1950 film)
  • The game itself is sufficiently subtle and complex that a player's tactics reflect his own political and philosophical outlook.  - The Player of Games
  • The golden queens are not only the largest dragons, they also hold a subtle control over their dragon communities Weyrs.  - Dragonflight
  • Otherwise, it is only able to influence the individual in subtle ways.  - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
  • The strain on their relationship due to Kathy's subtle acquiescence to bigotry becomes a key theme in the film.  - Gentleman's Agreement

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