tuck

Example Sentences

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It's nip and tuck between Gordon and Angus Gunn for a starting place against Haiti on Saturday.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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 and crossed for Vinicius to tuck home.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

If vegetables feel like an obligation, tuck them into lemony beans, dense spoon salads, roasted carrots with yogurt or a produce-packed pasta that eats like comfort food.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

It’s not like I wanted her to tuck us in at night and sing us a lullaby in Spanish like she used to.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall