tactfully
Example Sentences
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The heat-shield discussion, tactfully put aside during the flight, has now resumed thanks to CBS News and others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
It fell to Salomon to observe tactfully that “in the early part of the pandemic, in March 2020, “it made sense to focus on mortality.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024
She also tactfully chastised our city’s many social justice advocacy groups for staying silent about this racially aimed crime spree.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023
His brushwork is tactfully loose but never risky.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023
Milo studied Yossarian diffidently through the corner of his eye, hesitating tactfully.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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