Use "finesse" in a sentence

1. all the finesse of a rich kid who’d just graduated from etiquette classes

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2. With the whipping finesse of a frog’s tongue, he

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3. Whereas in other matters, those requiring finesse and subtle adaptations of the energy, Tetloan seemed lacking in the slightest hint of power

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4. the world his speed and finesse

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5. It had been old time smash-mouth football all afternoon and it showed the offense was not just about finesse and passing

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6. He could have attacked me with all the finesse of a bull in season, and under his thrall, the pain would have been turned to pleasure

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7. That made it a matter requiring finesse so as not to cause an international incident

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8. A lot of prayer and a little finesse turned that epi-

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9. The words start to spill out, without finesse or sophistication

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10. “I’ve watched Jesse grow into a man, he did everything with finesse; ever the perfectionist

11. of the grunt and bash serial killers to a place where finesse and planning is

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12. Occasionally, due to hunger, they are driven to kill but there is no finesse

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13. ’ She redirected her attention to me and asked with all the finesse of a prosecuting lawyer, ‘Tell me the truth, Asa, have you ever had an erect penis inserted into your anus?’

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14. Where Conan beat down opposition by the sheer weight and power of his blows, breaking spears, splitting skulls and cleaving bosoms to the breast-bone, Valeria brought into action a finesse of sword-play that dazzled and bewildered her antagonists before it slew them

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15. but Danny did this with such finesse and artistry that it was more

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16. She rose above every other woman through her finesse and elegance

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17. What the pilots of these ships lacked in finesse they certainly made up in bravery

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18. and finesse, and has an underlying wit and inventiveness," Ry-an writes

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19. a finesse that his old hack and chop lacked

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20. Their domination consisted of talented power hitters that were complemented by smooth, finesse pitchers

21. Finesse was not one of Andy's strong points

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22. A career diplomat, skilled in the profession of finesse, and the strategic negotiations and personal

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23. This was definitely going to need more finesse than brawn

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24. What the ROE components lack as tools of managerial finesse, they more than make

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25. Wickland hoped he would be able to finesse this man and encourage him to cooperate as that was in his best interests

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26. Forty years had done much to change the home, but behind the finesse of fancy name plates and gleaming paint it was the same home he had left to go to university

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27. The buzzer sounded, and as the match began Lyil noted that Ben's quickness and finesse more than compensated for his broad shoulders and stout chest

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28. with all the finesse of a bull in a china shop

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29. Finesse and civility had left his mind now, and black revenge burned brightly

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30. The job was awkward and it lacked the finesse of the Lakeland dry stone

31. Finesse stretches out infinitely – what is the sky? Stars

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32. Pete was at his desk, checking out computer code for sub routines on a program he was trying to finesse for someone else in the department

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33. For instance, when the young duck hatches it soon rushes to the water where it swims with amazing skill and finesse

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34. Verily, there are uncountable indications in the moon that lead to its Grand Creator who has made it upon such state of finesse, accuracy and perfection

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35. For instance, as soon as the young duck hatches, it soon rushes to the water where it is able to swim with amazing skill and finesse

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36. Deciding the direct approach would be best, Joel bluntly verbalized this query, without the usual finesse and tact he was renowned for -

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37. They seemed to think a touch of finesse he lack

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38. As for himself, he handled only the big cases in which he veneered the dirty work by a sort of finesse

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39. possibly with less finesse than he had anticipated

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40. And they do it with such finesse!

41. may not have the same finesse of the old long-ski tech-

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42. little edge with a lot of finesse

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43. down the mountain with finesse as they finish every

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44. with the finesse of an experienced author

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45. But once he discovered their distant family ties, Brown would plunder his most secret cranny with all the finesse of a mad rapist

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46. If you did not learn how to lie well, artistically, with finesse: you were not cultured

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47. “Now that my friend here has given you teeth, with which to leave a nasty bite, please allow me to complete your ensemble by providing the claws you will need to rend the enemy and the finesse with which to use them properly with the greatest effect

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48. She was a virtual weapon of finesse and graceful power

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49. But it is at the sacrifice of many beautiful qualities of form, as this roughness of surface does not lend itself readily to any finesse of modelling

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50. That whole idea is not better than saying god did it, which while not technically incorrect, lacks certain finesse

51. Once again he touched him on the breast, as though his finger were the fine point of a small sword, with which, in delicate finesse, he ran him through the body, and said,

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52. "Really, sir," retorted the count, "have you attained the eminent situation in which you are, without having admitted, or even without having met with exceptions? and do you never use your eyes, which must have acquired so much finesse and certainty, to divine, at a glance, the kind of man by whom you are confronted? Should not a magistrate be not merely the best administrator of the law, but the most crafty expounder of the chicanery of his profession, a steel probe to search hearts, a touchstone to try the gold which in each soul is mingled with more or less of alloy?"

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53. " Albert was accompanied by Lucien Debray, who, joining in his friend's conversation, added some passing compliments, the source of which the count's talent for finesse easily enabled him to guess

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54. Mr Bloom thoroughly acquiesced in the general gist of this though the mystical finesse involved was a bit out of his sublunary depth still he felt bound to enter a demurrer on the head of simple, promptly rejoining:

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55. Others, he thinks, would do this with less finesse

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56. Up front Chuck Day, the number two man, was trying to finesse it, trying to keep the boat in perfect balance stroke after stroke even as Moch kept calling for more

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57. You slur over work of the utmost finesse and delicacy in order to dwell upon sensational details which may excite, but cannot possibly instruct, the reader

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58. It had a curmudgeonly fuel transfer valve that Pillsbury and Douglas had to finesse into place, lest it stick wide open, slow an engine, or trigger a deafening backfire

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59. You laugh, perhaps, at this tail-piece of morality, extracted from me by the force of truth, resulting from compared experiences: you think it, no doubt, out of character; possibly too you may look on it as the paultry finesse of one who seeks to mask a devotee to vice under a rag of a veil, impudently smuggled from the shrine of Virtue: just as if one was to fancy one's self completely disguised at a masquerade, with no other change of dress than turning one's shoes into slippers; or, as if a writer should think to shield a treasonable libel, by concluding it with a formal prayer for the King

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60. In the end Reacher gave up on finesse and tore it in half down the middle

61. No time for finesse

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62. Why must this calf-like fool intrude his feelings on this particular day brown eyes and she saw none of the beauty of a shy boy’s first love, of the adoration of an ideal come true or the wild happiness and tenderness that were sweeping through attractive than Charles Hamilton, and men who had more finesse than to propose at a him like a flame

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63. And Kinsela was working him over with the finesse of a fishmonger wielding a boning knife

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64. That’s why I joined the hussars, thinking that here one would not need finesse; and he tells me that I am lying- so let him give me satisfaction

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65. I keep this somewhat crude phrase handy so that when I see a setup, I just get into the trade and don’t try to finesse my entry

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66. This is a good example of what I do in this type of situation, because I place my orders before the market opens and don’t wait and try to finesse my entry after the market opens

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67. At this point, it is time to finesse an entry

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68. You slur over work of the utmost finesse and delicacy, in order to dwell upon sensational details which may excite, but cannot possibly instruct, the reader

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69. Now prince, consider, why did he leave his address? Why do you suppose he went out of his way to tell Colia that he had gone to Wilkin’s? Who cared to know that he was going to Wilkin’s? No, no! prince, this is finesse, thieves’ finesse! This is as good as saying, ‘There, how can I be a thief when I leave my address? I’m not concealing my movements as a thief would

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70. That’s why I joined the hussars, thinking that here one would not need finesse; and he tells me that I am lying—so let him give me satisfaction

71. He might have spared himself all that finesse, for she ran to him, clinging to his arm, laughing, coaxing, pouting, begging him to give it to her—unread!

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72. And, by French finesse, and American acquiescence, a thing is considered as effectually done, if the declaration that it is done be made in language of time present, notwithstanding the time of performance is in the same breath declared to be in time future

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73. They consider all the menaces and "dreadful note of preparation" to be a mere finesse, intended only to obtain concessions from England on cheap terms

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