Example Sentences

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The panel concluded "Mr Fletcher invaded the claimant's privacy, broached a highly sensitive topic for her and acted tactlessly."

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2022

At Crufts, Virgil is eligible only for Scruffts, the tactlessly named consolation prize for crossbreeds.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2019

For all that it’s hokum, this film alludes tactlessly to something pretty real.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2018

The proudly ethnic Greek American family members that Vardalos introduced 14 years ago still butt tactlessly into one another’s lives.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2016

“Anything to pinch a few pennies,” I said tactlessly.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler