tackling

Example Sentences

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Gray said conversations with police on tackling knife crime were ongoing, but added the Scottish government was committed to taking a "preventative" approach.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

It’s turned into an all too familiar ritual: college sports dancing around an eventuality, instead of proactively tackling the hardest parts head-on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

And so you, my friend, had a chance to speak with stars of “Love Story” — Ryan Murphy, of course, tackling love with this.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

“It’s up to the states to start tackling this trafficking problem, because unfortunately, you’re not going to have the support of the ATF,” she said.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

One pretends to be a tiger and jumps straight through the paper screen, tackling his opponent without bothering to see what he was posing as.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman