tucked away
Example Sentences
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To watch this happening is like stumbling upon a photo of someone you haven’t seen in a long time, tucked away in a box of odds and ends, and pressing it to your heart.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
She performs humble Christian motherhood with aplomb, her antisocial personality tucked away as deftly as the farmhouse kitchen’s off-camera dishwasher.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
It had been tucked away in a museum drawer for decades as it was thought to have been an unremarkable specimen.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Located in lower Laurel Canyon, the three-bedroom estate is tucked away in an exclusive enclave at the base of Mount Olympus.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
He might have been able to pass as a twenty-year-old with his facial scruff and solid build, but he didn’t fool anyone while tucked away in sleep.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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