tactfulness
Example Sentences
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Don’t get me wrong here—I’m sure it’s upsetting to listen to your sister-in-law talk trash about your church and religion, but other than the lack of tactfulness, it’s her right to do so.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2021
They must be greeted with respect, compassion and tactfulness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Franklin was somewhat impressed with the swiftness of acquaintanceships and of general affairs in this new land, but he retained his own tactfulness and made polite assurances of aid should it become possible.
From The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains by Hough, Emerson
The tactfulness which their life of self-expression, and therefore of trained perception, tends to engender, is another.
From What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular by Holmes, Edmond
This rule, summed up more particularly in a series of paternal injunctions and affectionate advice, was a marvel of gentleness and tactfulness.
From The Cathedral by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
