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01. Grandma's health is quite [delicate], and she has to be careful not to catch a cold.

02. The little girl held her new baby brother [delicately] in her arms.

03. The flower has very [delicate] petals, so be careful when you're holding it.

04. This spice gives a [delicate] flavor to fish dishes.

05. You should wash these [delicate] clothes by hand because they could get damaged in your washing machine.

06. There are a number of good books for children that talk about the [delicate] subject of a death in the family.

07. Painting the designs on the pottery is a [delicate] task which takes a very steady hand.

08. I know snails are considered a [delicacy], but personally, I don't like them.

09. Charles Brower once suggested that a new idea is [delicate]. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow.

10. Jeanne Moreau once said that acting deals with very [delicate] emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he exposes himself.

11. There is a Chinese proverb which states that the [delicacy] of the feast is the learned guest.

12. People in many different cultures consider jellyfish to be a [delicacy].

13. Muscles in the palm of the hand control [delicate] hand movements such as playing the piano or typing.

14. Surgery involves many fine and [delicate] finger movements.

15. Before a woman gets married in Bahrain, her hands and feet are painted with [delicate] patterns using henna, a natural dye.

16. To the Congolese people, ants are considered a [delicacy], either raw or roasted.

17. Bahrain's small size and central location among countries of the Persian Gulf require it to play a [delicate] balancing act in foreign affairs among its larger neighbors.