When a final list comes out, the patterns may subtly shift.

And in saying so, the tone of our conversation subtly shifts.

So during the last year, the Administration and its allies have subtly shifted their goals.

They shifted subtly as the light on them changed.

His weight shifted subtly, so that he stood suddenly nearer.

We continued on in silence, the balance of power now subtly shifted back to the men who owned this land.

Boomers can believe that life hasn't changed, but the landscape of products is shifting subtly around them.

It has been subtly shifting the goalposts of what can be done in and through art.

It was so clear now, and I spared a thought that perhaps she had subtly shifted her appearance.

His voice had subtly shifted: no longer a man talking to a woman, but one professional talking to another.