Examples of tactless in a Sentence
made a tactless remark about how the woman's dress had that “homemade” look
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Your tactless or tactile uncles?
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Taiye Selasi, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
This is the same Trump, after all, whose reaction to the shocking murder of beloved actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele was selfish and tactless, even for him.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2026
This response rewards the tactless well-wisher.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Tapper believes conservatives were proven correct in their harsh and at times tactless assessments of Biden’s condition, which clearly worsened in 2023 after his son Hunter faced the possibility of a prison sentence when a plea deal on tax and gun charges fell apart.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Taiye Selasi, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
This is the same Trump, after all, whose reaction to the shocking murder of beloved actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele was selfish and tactless, even for him.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2026
This response rewards the tactless well-wisher.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Tapper believes conservatives were proven correct in their harsh and at times tactless assessments of Biden’s condition, which clearly worsened in 2023 after his son Hunter faced the possibility of a prison sentence when a plea deal on tax and gun charges fell apart.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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“Tactless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tactless. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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