How to Use intricacy in a Sentence

intricacy

noun

• I had trouble following all the intricacies in the plot.
• She admired the composition for its beauty and intricacy.
• The man tells the boy the intricacies of the practices of tai chi and Qigong.
  — cleveland.com, 8 Sep. 2019
• In their judgement, the judges drilled down into the intricacies of the law against the use of face masks (pdf).
  — Mary Hui, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2019
• Like, the cadence is more about the intricacy of the writing.
  — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2021
• Indeed, the brilliance of a stone or the intricacy of the setting is no longer enough to make a sale.
  — Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Aug. 2020
• The heart of the play, though, lies in the minutiae: the coffee maker, the intricacies of a bass line, how to tune a snare drum.
  — Vulture, 29 Oct. 2023
• In contrast to the intricacy of the movement, the watch’s face is rather simple.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 May 2022
• Each work can take from four to eight hours of carving, depending on the intricacy of the work.
  — Sara Cardine, La Cañada Valley Sun, 23 Oct. 2019
• The speed of the restoration has been limited by the pace of donations and the intricacy of the stone-carving work.
  — Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
• Ensure your provider can train your team on the intricacies of the software (and early on).
  — Alison Bringé, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Her ukulele playing and her phrasing, the intricacy and the detail are spot on.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2020
• Before the game, Okey met with Ohtani to learn his pitch shapes and other intricacies.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2023
• Close attention to the intricacy of an at-bat brought Semien to the next level as a hitter.
  — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2019
• D'Amico joined the hosts in the studio to explain the next steps for Guthrie and the intricacies of operating on a torn retina.
  — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2019
• Overall, Martin wants people to see the waves, the textures, and the levels of intricacy that is Black hair.
  — Emerald Elitou, Essence, 8 June 2022
• The pair discussed modern art, Topo’s love for spaghetti and lasagna (as well as gefilte fish and chow mein), and the intricacies of show business.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Nov. 2019
• The podcast includes the hosts discussing the intricacies of their hiatus with comedic flair.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
• Buttercream’s tiered wedding cakes start at $5.75 per slice and go up based on the intricacy of the design.
  — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 19 June 2019
• That brings us back to Grande, who clearly understands the intricacies of her voice.
  — Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
• Salb was able to position the insect on a stick and isolate it from the background, showing off the intricacies of its back.
  — Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2023
• The same can be said of Dryburgh Abbey, where a guide dressed as a stone mason took a few minutes to explain the intricacies of stone cutting.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2019
• The markers’ simplicity points to the intricacy of the dial, as do the sleek baton-style hands.
  — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
• But none of them has to show the messy intricacies of what today is actually like.
  — Vulture, 28 Aug. 2023
• Maybe the plot intricacies can more or less be pieced together, but to what purpose?
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
• How long Nikolich spends on each piece depends on the intricacy of the design or lettering.
  — Claire Wolters, Philly.com, 10 July 2018
• Behind the upstairs raw bar at For[a]ged, a glass case displays dozens of Pham’s knives, each with a thousand intricacies, from the curve of the handles to the angle of the blade beveling.
  — Josie Sexton, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2019
• Yeah, the news was about six months old but that’s the intricacies of conference accounting.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2020
• Each knot is made with a unique intricacy and sometimes comes with tulle renditions or drape patterns.
  — Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
• And just as scholars were beginning to understand the intricacies of our chemistry, both scientists and politicians began to look beyond it, to space exploration and the race to get there.
  — Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Dec 2024