tacky
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The tourism board should study how Wain sells a tacky California vacation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Then we went on to have what they’re calling the second golden age of television, and reality TV just became this weird, tacky wing on the house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Government auditors called out the purchase—not for being tacky but for how the worker got to the store: in a state car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
"The wicket got really good again for batting, it was slightly tacky earlier when we bowled," said Markram.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
“My tacky taste didn’t keep you from stopping by to enjoy my free food and fun, did it?”
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
MLB has switched efforts to develop a tackier baseball and now is working with Rawlings, its supplier since 1977.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
But the idea of switching to a ball with a tackier surface, like those used in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, seemed to take hold as a potential, easy-to-implement solution.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 1, 2022
"We actually have a couple of options in terms of tackier balls," Manfred said.
From Fox News ● Nov. 18, 2021
They’re quite different from Sony’s past foam tips, now with a thicker design that’s less rounded and with a tackier feel that helps them stay planted in your ears.
From The Verge ● Jun. 8, 2021
But I was the best tackier, and I was determined to get there first.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
On Today, Manigault Newman interrupted host Savannah Guthrie several times to plug Unhinged in the tackiest possible way, once accusing Guthrie of not reading the book closely enough.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2018
As the name suggests, guests are invited to wear the ugliest, tackiest holiday gear they can find.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2017
The weirdest music awards show of the year, and the tackiest, loudest live event of August, the VMAs are coming up again this Sunday, with Katy Perry set to host.
From The Verge ● Aug. 18, 2017
The set of “Bennie’s Gym” is the world’s tackiest and saddest fitness center.
From Washington Post ● May 30, 2016
So, whatever, we’d shopped for fudge, we’d looked at wind socks, and finally we went into a tourist shop and tried on the tackiest bathing suits we could find.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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