tact

Example Sentences

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Navigating that kind of rupture would take poise, flexibility, and tact.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Edwards-Jones’ journalism background shows up — it’s well researched and presented with tact.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Abbott later changed tact, removing references to the DOJ letter when he called lawmakers back for a second special session, after Democrats returned from their quorum break.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2025

What distinguishes Mr. Zipperstein’s volume—composed with the tact of a historian who has read the archives and the novels with equal care—is how deliberately it resists the temptations that have undone earlier efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

As they say in Cold Sassy, Aunt Loma was behind the door when they passed out the tact.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns