Cleve tried to keep his eyes off the subtle distortions in Edgar's anatomy and concentrate on winning back Billy.
But the most subtle distortions of the media echo chamber, it seems, did not concern logistics.
Only a body that size, moving at its speed leaves a subtle distortion on the wave patterns at the surface because of vertical displacements.
One must take issue, too, with the article's subtle distortions.
The connective tissue under the skin had been destroyed by the virus, causing a subtle distortion of the face.
His English was perfect but his vowels had a subtle distortion to them that made it clear he was not born to the language.
Every crater, ravine or dusty plain has to be examined for subtle distortions that indicate early signs of breast cancer.
Glancing at the landscape he had fashioned the day previous, he was even more uncertain; for there was some subtle distortion in everything.
The subtle distortions in his vision, which caused lines of type to twist, didn't appear to trouble Barty much otherwise.
The quilt adapts traditional patchwork techniques with a personal approach to materials and subtle distortions of form that enhance its individuality.