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 two chopped it up about pro wrestling and the intricacies of the sport.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The man tells the boy the intricacies of the practices of tai chi and Qigong.
    — cleveland.com, 8 Sep. 2019
  • No longer are the stakes confined to the intricacies of your news feed.
    — Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • This stretch of games is among the few curious intricacies of the Saints 2018 slate.
    — Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Watch as Turner slays the game and drops a wealth of knowledge about the intricacies and details of weaves and plaits on Game of Thrones.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The intricacies of the sport — how to run, jump and train properly — were all foreign.
    — Rahim Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2017
  • 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
  • Part of this can be attributed to the intricacy of O’Connor and Dubuque’s twisty screenplay.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Now, the necropolis has been cleared of ash and stone and the intricacies of the historic burials have been revealed.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Her sentences, always at the shore of some great nothingness, have the intricacies and echoes of a conch shell.
    — Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • For years my mother tried to explain the intricacies of roti making to me.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025
  • But there are some other intricacies to keep in mind, too.
    — Rory O'Hara, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The level of intricacy afoot here just a few weeks away from the first barrel rolling off the line is staggering.
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • Discussing the intricacies of Chelsea’s character is where Wood comes alive.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The intricacies of the goalkeeping role mean that the urgency to find the answer is likely greater than the rest of her ongoing personnel experiments.
    — Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025

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