tacky

Example Sentences

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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

The bravura production and costume design are respectively by Suzie Davies and Jacqueline Durran, both correctly tipping the outrageous into the tacky.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

A little voice pipes up with questions: Is this tacky?

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025

It was still the same tacky, horrible place.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson