tuck
Example Sentences
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One morning he sidled up next to me after roll call and tucked a hunk of bread into my hand, imploring, “Eat. You’re wasting away.”
From Literature
He’d been tucking them into a fold of his oversize T-shirt, handed down from me like most of his clothes.
From Literature
He gives me a curt nod and heads out of the classroom, book tucked under his arm.
From Literature
At Wimbledon, he opted to practise on the outside courts, rather than on the official practice site that is tucked away from spectators.
From BBC
By twelve, she could tuck her chin to her chest and throw herself forward, somersaulting in the wind.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
