Example Sentences

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Air Force announced it was tacking a whopping $40.77 million onto an existing contract with SpaceX.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2017

Bank Manager Marvin Nation was tacking up bunting on his building.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had got some new netting from a guy in supply and was tacking it around his bunk.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

I’m still holding the upholstery he was tacking down.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Once clear of land he brought her around, up into the wind until she was tacking northwest and making a solid six knots.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen