tack

Example Sentences

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“Investors are getting down to brass tacks and saying, ‘What do we want to own over the next few months?’”

From MarketWatch

“Investors are getting down to brass tacks and saying ‘what do we want to own over the next few months,’” MAI’s Grisanti said.

From MarketWatch

Many fans and companies complain about the “Ticketmaster tax”—fees of 20% or more that are tacked on to the price of a show.

From The Wall Street Journal

Perhaps in recognition of those sensitivities, both Meta and YouTube assigned Thursday’s delicate cross-examination to female attorneys, who took a decidedly softer tack with Kaley than Stanner had with her therapist.

From Los Angeles Times

“If you want to,” the yard master said, “you can put him in the tack room. There’s a pan of water there and I’ll see that he gets some scraps from the table.”

From Literature