tucked up

Example Sentences

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“It was a real destination for the community, tucked up in the hills,” noted MacLean.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Good job the sun will be tucked up in bed in Bahrain when we start qualifying later on.

From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024

I wrapped my fingers around the large tea mug, legs tucked up under me.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2023

A newborn, tucked up in blankets, sleeps in a crib in a room housing the stacks of files of the hospital archive.

From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2022

Seeing her, he had tucked up one bottom end of his apron into the belt, signifying that he was off duty for the moment and had come from behind the bar to meet her.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith