tacking
- present participle of tack.
Example Sentences
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Tacking on another $3 trillion or so and making it the “Mag 10” wouldn’t break the machines, or our brains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Tacking even another $10 per month onto that can start to add up.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025
Tacking every few minutes allows the Flicka to zigzag through the water like a slalom skier.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2023
"Tacking some personal activities on to a fundraising trip is generally going to be fine," Brendan Fischer, deputy executive director of watchdog group Documented, said to the Daily Beast.
From Salon • May 24, 2023
"OK,” he said, "listen carefully. We’re going to have to tack out a ways, then we can reach over to St. Mikes. Tacking means we zigzag, going as close to the wind as possible.”
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
