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
Even the interviews that are conducted tactfully, by well-meaning journalists, drain something from her.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023
How do I tactfully navigate this situation, hopefully without losing a friend?
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2023
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
Heqet was as full of talk as ever, and either failed to notice that Ranofer said little, or tactfully ignored the fact.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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