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

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

She also tactfully chastised our city’s many social justice advocacy groups for staying silent about this racially aimed crime spree.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

“And what did you do after that, Mademoiselle?” asked Poirot, passing from the subject tactfully.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie