Example Sentences

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Through Tuesday, Bunge’s stock had tacked on 6% in 2025 and Archer-Daniels-Midland shares had hiked up 22.4%, while the S&P 500 had advanced 13%.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025

By the opening minute of the second quarter, Bennett had tacked on scoring passes of 12 yards to Kenny McIntosh, 89 yards to Brock Bowers and 61 yards to Arian Smith.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2021

Over the doorways to their bedrooms and kitchen, the Buddhist monks had tacked up calligraphy written on thick paper, enigmatic jokes and prayers.

From New York Times • May 11, 2020

The gloom was worsened by the plastic and curtains that he had tacked over the windows and by the soot that covered the walls, ceilings, and doorways.

From Salon • May 2, 2020

He jerked his head toward the torn image of a clipper ship that Nailer had tacked to the wall of their shack.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi