Example Sentences
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Soft and supple, it finesses the line between elegance and heft.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
The computers say the mate is now forced but there are a couple of amazing finesses along the way.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2019
Grant attempts two tricky maneuvers with “Harpoon” and, for the most part, finesses them both.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2019
At one table, Kit Woolsey of Kensington, Calif., a three-time world champion, took two diamond finesses.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2014
Hoagland would say that now was the time for playing certain finesses, that in the wake of the activity arose those moments that could be manipulated.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
