How to Use tact in a Sentence

tact

noun

• The peace talks required great tact on the part of both leaders.
• I was surprised by his lack of tact.
• That sort of tact, to the rich and famous, holds tremendous appeal.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2016
• This much is clear, blaming the officials is not the right tact.
  — Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2022
• Aside from questions of tact, there’s the matter of money.
  — Jeremy Barr, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022
• Mr Knausgaard knowingly breaks the frames of taste and tact.
  — The Economist, 31 Aug. 2017
• Claire is certain that this is the right tact to pursue to ensure that Frank remains in the White House, while Frank is less sure.
  — Ethan Renner, baltimoresun.com, 1 June 2017
• But Verstappen says there is little chance of him changing tact on the track.
  — Amanda Davies, CNN, 17 May 2017
• So the love note just really helped make sure his anger and his tact was justified.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2023
• The tact of the game’s officiating clearly changed in the second half and DeRozan was the first to take advantage.
  — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 13 Jan. 2018
• Who has time for tact when the world is literally dying?
  — Devon Maloney, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2021
• Use tact and a touch of psychology to bring any rebels into line and keep the domestic peace.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 9 July 2021
• The feedback here has helped me not to feel guilty about that and just realize that not everyone has the same ideas about tact and manners.
  — Halie Lesavage, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2018
• New York’s front office isn’t exactly known for its tact.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 7 Feb. 2018
• Conversely, the mismatch between Venus and Pluto in your 10th House of Career will force you to change tact.
  — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2024
• This person may have redeeming qualities, but tact and a sense of humor are not two of them.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2020
• The caveat here is that the Seahawks had better hit on a good share of those picks, because the potential downside of such a tact is obvious.
  — Larry Stone, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
• That also means taking a new tact with a strategic plan for the university.
  — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2019
• The new Moon in your birth sign on the 28th catapults you into new activity and issues on the 31st demand tact.
  — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 July 2022
• Your friends made a snap decision on the spur of the moment which, unfortunately, lacked tact.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2023
• It will likely be resolved on the basis of power, interests and tact – not through appeals to laws.
  — David Banks, The Conversation, 1 Nov. 2019
• Lisa, this is an interesting tact by the governor up north.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Nov. 2022
• Turns out, a little forewarning, a dash of tact and a giant pile of money is a winning formula for a clean break.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019
• The most important leadership traits are tact and loyalty—to one’s boss.
  — WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022
• Trying to explain the importance of something called a ‘sense of humor’ to some feminists is like trying to teach tact to C-3PO.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 28 Aug. 2017
• This inspires little confidence that the show will address the Corinne/DeMario issue with tact.
  — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 18 July 2017
• That tact has kept much of Hollywood from calling for a boycott as studio heads wait to see how legal battles play out.
  — Jeffrey Fleishman, chicagotribune.com, 24 June 2019
• Consider the tack, if not tact, of my physical therapist, a genius with neck or knee.
  — Leah Eskin, charlotteobserver, 7 Feb. 2018
• Plus, humor was very essential to the language of this track, so arranging it with its comic beat in tact was crucial.
  — Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2021
• The expats’ lack of economic tact (and inadvertent lack of forthrightness) is also the center of the episode’s denouement.
  — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024