How to Use nicety in a Sentence

nicety

noun

• As to the niceties of nature and art, the processed and the preserved?
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
• Yet, amid the niceties come snarky asides from the president-elect.
  — Bloomberg News, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2017
• But the racial battle-lines Mr Trump has drawn leave no room for such niceties.
  — The Economist, 10 May 2018
• Right now Jordyn and Khloé are trading boozy niceties by the dance floor.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 10 June 2019
• The meeting could turn out to be just a lunch, a photo op or a nicety.
  — CBS News, 9 Feb. 2018
• My test car wore the Pinnacle trim, which brings many niceties.
  — Mark Ewing, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• 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
• Speed of consumption is key, and niceties can fall by the wayside.
  — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 5 June 2017
• Assure them that this is the way both of you were raised, and the nicety is regional.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2021
• 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
• Social niceties seem to have excused themselves from the ride at this point.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2024
• But the book industry hasn’t been bound by that nicety.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 14 July 2019
• Mr Trump, unburdened by such niceties, tried them both, sometimes in the same breath.
  — The Economist, 14 June 2018
• Let’s skip any niceties here: this is an article about rough feet.
  — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 17 Apr. 2018
• 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
• But for the truly intrigued, a full tour isn’t merely a nicety.
  — Karen Sandstrom, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
• 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
• Unlike most magicians, Brown wasn’t obsessed with the craft and its niceties as a child.
  — Adam Green, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
• But Trump appears more comfy with a family firm than the niceties of process.
  — Trudy Rubin, Philly.com, 28 Apr. 2017
• The Next Best Thing Looking for a lie-flat bed but willing to forgo other niceties?
  — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2023
• But the niceties of the law contrast with the daily realities of the marketplace.
  — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017
• Stonewall and this parade represent the phase of the fight when niceties were put aside and progress was sought through riotous battle.
  — Andrew Solomon, New York Times, 27 June 2019
• The reunion After a season of niceties, the pre-finale rendezvous brought the drama.
  — Patrick Crowley, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2017
• Gifted niceties such as ice buckets and cheese spreaders found new homes.
  — Bonnie S. Benwick, The Seattle Times, 24 Sep. 2018
• The ragged edges indicate that the artist, a Syrian Kurd who lives in the Washington area, has no time for niceties.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2019
• And please, please, please, no niceties about Mahle and Herget and whoever else is sleeping in the luggage racks of the Greyhounds.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 15 Aug. 2017
• Still, some of us are waiting for such old-fashioned niceties as facts and evidence.
  — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
• 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
• But niceties aside, job No. 1 right now is nominating the best person to defeat Mr. Trump.
  — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
• Trump's own brand of cronyism scoffs at the ethical niceties that had constrained his predecessors of all ideological stripes.
  — Sami J. Karam, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2017

Last Updated: 28 Nov 2024