tacitly

Example Sentences

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Those who pretend to be innocent of a crime tacitly affirm that it is one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

When reached for comment, the White House redirected AFP to a post on X by White House Deputy Communications Director Kaelan Dorr, who tacitly acknowledged that the image had been modified.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Yet Ye has tacitly given it his blessing: After watching the finished cut, he texted Ballesteros, “That doc was very deep. It was like being dead and looking back on my life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

Forbes reported on Thursday that the company had "tacitly admitted" to removing reviews criticising the Gulf location's renaming on Maps.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025

When I once quoted this to him, tacitly inviting his comment, he told me tartly, “I don’t know if I could start one. I don’t know if I’d want to stop one. ”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey