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
Abbott later changed tact, removing references to the DOJ letter when he called lawmakers back for a second special session, after Democrats returned from their quorum break.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2025
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
In her book, Finding Forgotten Cities: How the Indus Civilization Was Discovered, historian Nayanjot Lahiri writes that Banerjee "lacked diplomacy and tact and displayed a high-handedness that ruffled feathers".
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025
I imagine a mother as a woman who, first and foremost, possesses a great deal of tact, especially toward her adolescent children, and not one who, like Momsy, pokes fun at me when I cry.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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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