How to Use delicacy in a Sentence

delicacy

noun
  • 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.
  • There was a delicacy made from the hives of both these types of bees.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
  • On the surface, this sounds like a menu of soul food delicacies.
    — Time, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Caviar is a seafood delicacy that’s packed with omega-3s.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The delicacy can be ordered as a standalone snack or as part of a meal.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Venice holds the rights to many beloved culinary delicacies.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • There rats nourished on a free-range diet of rice stalks and roots are a delicacy.
    — The Economist, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The eight-course tasting menu is worth the splurge since you’ll dine on delicacies like frog legs and foie gras.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
  • His delicacy with the text lifts his scenes above the surrounding bathos like a kite.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
  • The work continues to bring the boys home, and this work needs delicacy.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 17 May 2022
  • There was a delicacy about her that was well-suited to baldness.
    — Ann Patchett, Harper's Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Rangers fans shouldn’t rest until this new delicacy is available all over the park.
    — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Shark fins are considered a delicacy in some parts of the world.
    — Don Sweeney april 29, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • All are foods and, in some cases, delicacies.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Therefore, it should be treated with the same delicacy as the face.
    — Mallory Pitts, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2021
  • The tree's palm heart -- a soft fruit in the trunk -- is a nutritious delicacy.
    — CNN, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Sea urchins are a delicacy noted for their rich creamy flavor.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The likes of red rice, crab cakes, okra and more delicacies all make up the fare fabric of their cookbook.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
  • 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 fins are then used as an ingredient in a delicacy known as shark fin soup.
    — Justin Klawans, theweek, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But Bryan lacks the delicacy to thread this needle.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Will the weight and richness of the sauce overwhelm the delicacy of the pasta?
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Whole families go to the hills to hunt mushrooms, a delicacy brought back from the brink.
    — Michael Snyder, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Godspeed to any poor soul trying to find such a delicacy in Venice.
    — Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 25 July 2025
  • On its own, focaccia is an airy, slightly chewy delicacy with notes of olive oil and fresh herbs.
    — Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a delicacy in the works that come from that country that brings them together.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • His linebacker shoulders make the delicacy of his steps all the more striking.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
  • My goal was to play her with honesty and compassion and delicacy.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 9 June 2026

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