tuck

Example Sentences

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It's nip and tuck between Gordon and Angus Gunn for a starting place against Haiti on Saturday.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The family had to sell their caravan, and she helped out by giving dance classes and working in the tuck shop of the youth club where he mother worked.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Fede Valverde charged into the box with the ball, unperturbed by Osasuna's defenders bouncing off him, before crossing for Vinicius to tuck home.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

If vegetables feel like an obligation, tuck them into dense spoon salads, lemony beans and produce-packed pastas that eat like a treat rather than a directive.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

And I wish he was here to tuck me in, even if he wanted to call me a jewel.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist