CHEFS looking for novel ways to present soft-shell crabs sometimes smother them with flavors that overwhelm their delicate sweetness.

Its delicate sweetness seems best suited to simple preparations.

It looked like pale applesauce and provided a delicate sweetness.

There is steel in her Juliet's delicate sweetness.

Always sensitive, of a delicate, inner sweetness of extraordinary soul, he had a horror of any kind of struggle or fight.

With a drizzle of wildflower honey, it was exactly the kind of dessert I most appreciate, a delicate sweetness to round out the meal without caloric overkill ($4.50).

The process leaves the mirin- and soy-marinated flesh moist and infused with a delicate, earthy sweetness.

Enamel on Wedgwood earthenware gives a delicate sweetness to Stubbs's perfected choreography.

There is a delicate, light-handed sweetness in every bite.

The sauce was light, with a pronounced sour balance to its very delicate sweetness.