In a sentence
Six example sentences with finesse, each labelled with its topic.
Folding the egg whites in takes finesse; stir once too hard and the whole souffle sits flat.
Cooking
He beat the double team with pure finesse, slipping a no-look pass between two defenders without breaking stride.
Basketball
Winning that negotiation took finesse: one wrong line and the merchant would have closed the shop for good.
Gaming
The pianist's pedaling showed real finesse, blurring one chord into the next without ever muddying the melody.
Music
Passing the budget took finesse, with the speaker trading a bridge in one district for a school in another.
Politics
Closing the deal required finesse, since the seller wanted to keep her title and the buyer wanted her office.
Business
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