Get to know Finesse better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like delicacy or diplomacy.
Finesse meaning
- Skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation.
- The property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill.
- An adroit manoeuvre.
Synonyms of Finesse
Using Finesse
- The main meaning on this page is: Skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation. | The property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill. | An adroit manoeuvre.
- Useful related words include: delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, tact.
- In the example corpus, finesse often appears in combinations such as: and finesse, finesse and, with finesse.
Context around Finesse
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Finesse
- In this selection, "finesse" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, author, musical, strategic, mitchell, finishing and passing stand out and add context to how "finesse" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and author finesse mitchell will and apart from finesse finishing quality. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "finesse" sits close to words such as acp, administers and ansari, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with finesse
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Actor, comedian and author Finesse Mitchell will perform. (8 words)
There’s a lack of finesse and imagination about this side. (11 words)
A sloppy field favors the running team, not the finesse passing team. (12 words)
Technically a gaming Chromebook, it packs enough power to handle heavier productivity tasks and apps with finesse; you've got a 12th-gen Intel Core i5 CPU with 16GB of memory, Intel Iris Xe graphics, and 512GB of storage to work with in the base model. (46 words)
And while the ruling class along with the common folk together shape the cuisine of a place, “there was not much distinction, apart from finesse, finishing, quality of ingredients and richness of the food,” says chef Pande. (37 words)
Everything from his work on dramas like the criminally underrated to his more commercial-friendly projects like the have displayed Jordan's ability to handle any material he's interested in with finesse. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Actor, comedian and author Finesse Mitchell will perform.
And she brought her passion and finesse to Dvorak’s cello concerto at the symphony’s pre-Carnegie Hall program at the Rady Shell and in New York in October.
And while the ruling class along with the common folk together shape the cuisine of a place, “there was not much distinction, apart from finesse, finishing, quality of ingredients and richness of the food,” says chef Pande.
A sloppy field favors the running team, not the finesse passing team.
As Robbie, Sandler revealed a range and vulnerability that he continued to finesse in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Punch-Drunk Love" and later projects.
Both Lady Maria and the boss Malenia in focus on melee attacks, using swords with precision and finesse rather than brute force.
Convincing the below-the-line talent to spill the tea required some finesse, but the directors had an inside advantage.
Eventually, AI assistants like Flippy will be able to perform more complicated tasks—but they won't be able to replace a chef's culinary palate and finesse.
Everything from his work on dramas like the criminally underrated to his more commercial-friendly projects like the have displayed Jordan's ability to handle any material he's interested in with finesse.
Miovski has another week of training to finesse that shooting edge but he clearly has the fitness and sharpness to get into scoring positions and cause defenders problems.
Music director SS Thaman, legendary percussionist Sivamani, singer Karthik, flutist Naveen, and Aarabhi Institute of Performing Arts, among others, will showcase their musical finesse.
Technically a gaming Chromebook, it packs enough power to handle heavier productivity tasks and apps with finesse; you've got a 12th-gen Intel Core i5 CPU with 16GB of memory, Intel Iris Xe graphics, and 512GB of storage to work with in the base model.
The airline industry's capital-intensive nature, driven by aircraft acquisition, maintenance, and infrastructure development, forms a financial backdrop that demands strategic finesse.
There’s a lack of finesse and imagination about this side.
There's some truth to his declaration as he's been mostly complimentary of the Western system during his set, but the finesse of the jokes needed more work.
The seasoned developers execute their vision with finesse, polish, and passion virtually unparalleled.
The Triangle Offense unleashed the full potential of superstars like Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, allowing them to dance on the court with finesse and precision.
To say he is lacking a little in finesse may be under-egging it somewhat.
Understandable why it’s plotted this way, but it’s not executed with finesse.
With an awesome mix of power and finesse, Min Woo Lee has thrust himself into contention to complete one of the great family doubles in golf history.
Common combinations with finesse
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and finesse 22×
- finesse and 14×
- with finesse 11×
- the finesse 10×
- to finesse 9×
- finesse of 8×
- of finesse 6×
- finesse to 5×
- finesse in 5×
- finesse that 4×