tuck

Example Sentences

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If something catches my eye, I either build a meal around it that week or tuck it into the freezer like a tiny gift to my future self.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The family had to sell their caravan, and she helped out by giving dance classes and working in the tuck shop of the youth club where he mother worked.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Fede Valverde charged into the box with the ball, unperturbed by Osasuna's defenders bouncing off him, before crossing for Vinicius to tuck home.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

One night, my then 9-year-old son came in to tuck me in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Not knowing what to do, I take a sip, but tuck it in the side of my cheek.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera