How to Use nicety in a Sentence

nicety

noun
  • But Biden still kept up the niceties.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 3 June 2026
  • Stop their vote now, sort out the legal niceties later.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Yet, amid the niceties come snarky asides from the president-elect.
    — Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 3 Jan. 2017
  • When the niceties of society are stripped away and when the rules are stripped away?
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
  • My test car wore the Pinnacle trim, which brings many niceties.
    — Mark Ewing, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The meeting could turn out to be just a lunch, a photo op or a nicety.
    — CBS News, 9 Feb. 2018
  • This is not just a matter of social nicety.
    — Rodney Brooks, IEEE Spectrum, 27 July 2017
  • At the end of the day, recognition isn't just a nicety.
    — Susan Akyeampong, Allure, 27 May 2026
  • Speed of consumption is key, and niceties can fall by the wayside.
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 5 June 2017
  • As to the niceties of nature and art, the processed and the preserved?
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • Social niceties seem to have excused themselves from the ride at this point.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2024
  • Gifted niceties such as ice buckets and cheese spreaders found new homes.
    — Bonnie S. Benwick, The Seattle Times, 24 Sep. 2018
  • Other niceties do not need to be solicited.
    — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
  • There’s simply no time for niceties that aren’t carrying their weight.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
  • So there wasn’t a whole lot of time for the niceties normally when somebody’s new to staff.
    — Brian Chasnoff, ExpressNews.com, 16 May 2020
  • Who has time for quaint niceties like the rule of law, due process, evidence, and trials?
    — Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025
  • With all of those niceties out of the way, on the most pivotal play of the game, the pair still had issues.
    — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Right now Jordyn and Khloé are trading boozy niceties by the dance floor.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 10 June 2019
  • Assure them that this is the way both of you were raised, and the nicety is regional.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2021
  • But for the truly intrigued, a full tour isn’t merely a nicety.
    — Karen Sandstrom, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Still, some of us are waiting for such old-fashioned niceties as facts and evidence.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Rooms even come equipped with niceties like his and her straw hats and handwoven beach bags, and all of these are yours to keep.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • People still yearn for that trace of meanness, that disregard for niceties.
    — Willy Staley, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
  • There have been niceties and brownnosing, but no sanctions or threats thereof.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
  • The moment was a bold one all on its own, but made more memorable by her choice to forgo the pre-event niceties.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Little niceties for the hosts who are graciously putting you up for Christmas?
    — Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Miracles can happen to lamb in the Lebanese kitchen; this is a nicety that lands with no punch.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Unlike most magicians, Brown wasn’t obsessed with the craft and its niceties as a child.
    — Adam Green, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
  • By myself or with a date, social niceties are more relaxed on a stool, with our elbows resting on the counter.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
  • Most clubs have the no-thank-you rule, but Lynda has added the cordial nicety of the second part.
    — Hallie Goodman, Redbook, 1 Sep. 2017

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