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

And I always tuck in my phone before I tuck myself in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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

Guler found Vinicius, who span the ball across for Mbappe, just onside, to tuck home.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

I tuck the blanket in tight around her, wiggle my feet into my icy shoes—I already have my coat on—and reach up to the high shelf of the mantelpiece to find the linen key.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron