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
• 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 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
• 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
• To know tea is to love it, but there can be so much to learn, from a simple teapot, short and stout, to the intricacies of an ancient tea ceremony.
  — Sarah Rose, wsj.com, 2 Nov. 2023
• Dalton is smart and very good at taking in all the intricacies of an offense like Taylor’s.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 5 Sep. 2019
• The fabric and intricacy of the cover can play a role in price though — think of beading, material, and size.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023
• This is a smart choice for people who sit down to listen to classical and jazz, or know the intricacies of every beat on a hip-hop record.
  — Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2020
• Thomas has the political instincts of an old-school ward leader and the sharp tongue of a socialite who knows the secrets of housekeepers and the intricacies of offshore bank accounts.
  — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
• Emerging technologies have allowed more makers to produce timepieces whose intricacies were once solely the province of a few august firms.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024