tuck in

phrasal verb

tucked in; tucking in; tucks in

: to make (someone, such as a child) secure in bed by tucking the edges of sheets, blankets, etc. under the mattress

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The Carpenters’ workplace is a white suburban home that looks as if ripped straight out of a slasher — but here, tucked in a tidy warehouse of festival awards and memorabilia, the killer is already inside. —

Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024 On the south side of town tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains, 15 homes were obliterated and 14 more were damaged. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024 Izmir at first seems to be just a sprawling, modern city but tucked in alongside the contemporary buildings in the city center are vestiges of the settlement founded by the Greeks in the 11th century B.C. and subsequently occupied under Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman rule. —

Laurie Werner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 To dress it up, match it with black trousers and a blazer, with the shirt tucked in. —

Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tuck in