Example Sentences
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The heat-shield discussion, tactfully put aside during the flight, has now resumed thanks to CBS News and others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Mainstream pundits were tactfully silent in their appraisals of this event, no doubt wanting to avoid the appearance of mocking anyone’s grief.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2025
Even the interviews that are conducted tactfully, by well-meaning journalists, drain something from her.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023
How do I tactfully navigate this situation, hopefully without losing a friend?
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2023
I was trying to think how I could ask her, tactfully, when someone knocked at the door.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
