How to use tact in a sentence

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More sentences with tact

• With tact and management it would be possible to partially satisfy creditors, and keep up appearances for six months more.From the entry keep up appearances
• Schultz didn't want to be lordish about it, he showed great tact that way.2010, E.L. Doctorow, Billy Bathgate: A Novel - Page 131. From the entry lordish
• Sill with the utmost tact, "is not licensed to hairdress or manicure pets.1971, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jump bad: a new Chicago anthology, page 71. From the entry hairdress
• I’m afraid I’ve inherited my uncle’s tongue and my mother’s want of tact.1935, Dorothy L. Sayers, chapter 8, in Gaudy Night, London: New English Library, published 1970, page 205. From the entry tongue
• I don't believe one of you has got an ounce of tact."1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 16”, in The Secret Adversary. From the entry as likely as not
• Whether from pride or tact, Tu Fu's use of the word yí 'transfer' conceals the fact that this was a demotion.2016, David Hawkes, “Sad Memories”, in A Little Primer of Tu Fu, Revised edition, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 70. From the entry Hua-chou
• A good question, although answering it requires a certain tact.2003 May 23, Kelefah Sanneh, “Fashion Tip in Rap for Brooklyn Girls”, in New York Times. From the entry cameltoe
• By using the utmost tact and persuasiveness, he was inducing his uncle to cough up very grudgingly a small quarterly allowance.1919, P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves. From the entry persuasiveness
• I put infinite reliance in your tact.1912, W. Somerset Maugham, Mrs. Dot, London: Heinemann, act 2, page 89. From the entry reliance
• She makes herself appear stupid, lacking in tact and in reverse when she is too lavish with her conversation.1906 January 7, Kate Masterson, “When Silence is Golden”, in Cleveland Plain Dealer, 65th year, number 7, Cleveland, Oh., →OCLC, Woman’s…. From the entry overloquacity
• I would want a person of remarkable tact and diplomacy because he will have to work with, and convince, many other able librarians that his advice is heedworthy.1970, Foreign Acquisitions Newsletter - Issues 32-36. From the entry heedworthy
• The charm and tact of Sir Ludovic Charles Porter were to carry him over the next few months, and prove, in themselves, an inestimable asset to Toc H.1953, Melville Harcourt, chapter XII, in The Impudent Dreamer: The Story of Tubby Clayton […], New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press…. From the entry Ludovic
• It is here more than any other time that the worker must employ every possible discretion, and at the same time possess superqualities of tact, diplomacy and personality.1923, Hospital Social Service Quarterly, volume 7, page 306. From the entry superquality

Meaning of tact

1. noun Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing and avoid statements that will give offence or pain even if true.
2. noun Propriety; manners (etiquette).
3. noun The sense of touch; feeling.

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Questions about tact in a sentence

How do you use tact in a sentence?

Tact is used as a noun and verb. For example: “By the use of tact, she was able to calm her jealous husband.”

What is a short sentence with tact?

“I put infinite reliance in your tact.”

What does tact mean?

Tact means sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing and avoid statements that will give offence or pain even if true.