tacks
- present tense form of tack (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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He added that the decision to wait for it to conclude "tacks on five or six years or more", describing it as "an unwarranted delay".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
For a company founded by ex-OpenAI executives disaffected with Sam Altman’s business practices, it seemingly has little compunction about the aggressive tacks it’s already taken to shore up its $380 billion bottom line.
From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026
“Investors are getting down to brass tacks and saying, ‘What do we want to own over the next few months?’”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
The Georgetown law graduate sharply changed tacks in dealing with his critics, from President Donald Trump on down.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
I almost drop the box of tacks and a few skitter to the floor.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
