tact
Example Sentences
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Edwards-Jones’ journalism background shows up — it’s well researched and presented with tact.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
The conservative commentator pushed back against the tact taken by the Trump administration.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
What distinguishes Mr. Zipperstein’s volume—composed with the tact of a historian who has read the archives and the novels with equal care—is how deliberately it resists the temptations that have undone earlier efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
On a slightly different depressing tact, T-Mobile announces a partnership with Elon Musk’s Starlink, without acknowledging the many questions I—and you—are left with.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2025
She flooded into my present, and only tact kept me from burying my face in the dirty laundry overfilling the hamper by her dresser.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing tact
Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Nine
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The Odyssey
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