How to Use tat in a Sentence

tat

noun
  • With a third and final post to his feed, Bieber's fresh neck tat clearly means a lot to him.
    Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Therefore, her tat could hint that the actress's name is now Eva Mendes de Gosling.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The first glimpse was a close-up shot of the tats, while the second showed the tattoo artist and Damon smiling post-ink session.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
  • For years, Brighton and Solitude have engaged in a friendly tit-for-tat over which will open first.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Eager to celebrate her new lease on life, Pryde gets a tattoo and shares a kiss with the female artist who gave her the tat.
    NBC News, 24 Oct. 2021
  • That may change next year, but a lot of decisions still remain up in the air as the tit-for-tat continues in the media.
    Mark Osborne, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The attack by the settlers was part of an escalating wave of tit-for-tat violence in the West Bank.
    Dov Lieber, WSJ, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The tat in question can be seen in the below video. October 2018: Things seem to be official again.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Sep. 2020
  • The tit-for-tat cycle of revenge for this act gives the film one of a plethora of occasional subplots.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 25 Feb. 2023
  • For one, today's designs are often much more inspired than the campy ones that used to be all the rage (the mustache finger and YOLO tat come to mind).
    Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Dove also unveiled a sneak peek into a tiny tat on her side while rocking the black bikini top.
    Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 2 June 2023
  • On her arm is the date of her kidney transplant, which the singer confirmed in 2019 was a matching tat with her good friend Francia Raisa (who served as the donor for her surgery).
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Under his right eye, the actor sports a permanent tat of an apple to pay tribute to his sister.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 14 Feb. 2022
  • And throughout the war, Biden has restrained from engaging in tit-for-tat nuclear threats in response to Putin’s rhetoric.
    Time, 16 Nov. 2022
  • But being a giant with full tat sleeves is its own disguise: No one sees you and thinks ‘plainclothes cop’ hiding cameras in your leathers.
    Peter Rubin, Longreads, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Tit-for-tat strikes in Syria could rupture those relations.
    Nic Robertson, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Man and his best friend, another chef from the San Gabriel Valley who cooks alongside him at the restaurant, make the dan tat in small batches every morning.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
  • Inked also are her olive arms, one littered with Alice in Wonderland tats.
    Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Barrymore stayed with the theme of family for her new tat; however, choosing to get one centered around her kids.
    Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Democrats took the rare step of rejecting one of Youngkin’s Cabinet secretaries last year, setting off a tit-for-tat that’s still roiling the state Capitol.
    Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Pyongyang could further escalate its weapons tests over the coming days in a tit-for-tat response to the allies’ military drills, which are planned to run until March 23.
    Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Germany and Iran have engaged in tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats since a court in Tehran last month sentenced a German man of Iranian origin to death.
    Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Yet dozens of mostly Black and Latin kids with ear gauges and neck tats snaked around the building, enduring miserable temperatures while the 10 freeway roared above them.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The launches continue a tit-for-tat exchange that began Saturday, and follow a year in which North Korea launched more than 70 missiles, the most ever.
    Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
  • After both agreed that the most appropriate place for a Lizzo tat would be on the young woman’s rear end, earning thunderous applause from the rest of the crowd, the Yitty founder put her own spin on the request.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Republicans warn that calling in GOP lawmakers could spark a tit-for-tat that would lead to calls for Pelosi's testimony.
    Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN, 2 July 2021
  • Kourtney also showed off Travis' new tat on Instagram, which features none other than Kourtney's name.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 31 Jan. 2022
  • But Xi has his hands full with domestic strains and may want to avoid another round of tit-for-tat antagonism with the Biden administration.
    Chris Buckley, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The reason behind his decision to cover up an arm tat of ex-girlfriend Cazzie David's face made sense once Davidson began dating Grande.
    Nate Jones, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
  • In an Instagram carousel of the couple, Kim showcased the comedian's nod to their on-screen smooch with a tiny tat of Aladdin and Jasmine written in cursive with an infinity symbol between the names.
    Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 14 July 2022

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