tactfully

How To Use tactfully In A Sentence

• If you hear this psalm in church, the chances are very good that the reader will do the same thing, tactfully leaving the last two verses unread: O daughter Babylon, you devastator! Beginner’s Grace
• People look to you for advice so give it sincerely but tactfully. The Sun
• The film's punchline is also a beaut, all the more so because it's tactfully handled, and you never see it coming.
• He stopped, uncertain how to put the question tactfully.
• Here is a boxer who has a good reach and tactfully uses it.
• The French press has thus far been tactfully circumspect about the assailant's probable ethnic origin, but earlier that morning, the synagogue received this communication: Nous aurons la peau du rabbin Gabriel Farhi et vengerons le sang de nos frères palestiniens. Archive 2003-01-01
• We have at times withdrawn tactfully from a weak sponsor to align with a new sponsor who is more powerful. 5.
• So, I tactfully swivelled round on my stool, and pretended to watch the guys playing darts, until my mate Barry returned from the bar with a couple of fresh pints.
• You can solve a dilemma for a relative but need to do it tactfully. The Sun
• The monarch was the referee of disputes, and one of the qualities that distinguished effective rulers from the rest was an ability to act tactfully when confronted by disputatious subjects.