They are also delicate creatures which only live for about twenty minutes.
For all its desert toughness, the Joshua tree is a delicate creature.
But not a soft and delicate creature such as this.
The weaver of the garland was a more delicate creature.
It wasn't as if she was some delicate, dainty creature that hardly took up any space.
Strange creatures, delicate and vulnerable in ways we could never have anticipated.
But this one was the most delicate and beautiful creature he had ever seen.
Hannah was a delicate creature, beautiful in ways that struck a man's soul.
Babies were delicate creatures, especially in the early days.
He felt like the most delicate creature I had ever touched.