tackling

Example Sentences

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An overnight parking clampdown aimed at tackling antisocial behaviour at a beauty spot where people hike to catch the sunrise will not solve the problem, locals say.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Discussions have started with tackling rules of origin—or how much foreign content something can have to get a country’s tariff treatment.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

On days when participants felt more mentally alert, they were more likely to set goals and complete them, whether tackling schoolwork or everyday tasks like making dinner.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

In expanding the program, Amazon is now tackling one of the biggest retail businesses in the U.S. and one of the last major purchases that is still difficult to make online: new cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Professor Lupin had deliberately stopped him from tackling the boggart.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling