tuck in
verb
tucked in; tucking in; tucks in
: to make (someone, such as a child) secure in bed by tucking the edges of sheets, blankets, etc. under the mattress
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Roanoke is the quintessential outdoorsy city, tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains, with access to the Appalachian Trail and the Virginia Creeper Trail.
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
The shorts have a thick waistband, which keeps them from riding up, and the tank top is long enough to comfortably tuck in for an effortlessly polished look.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Atlas Eats Kitchen & Bake Shop is a cozy, charming restaurant tucked in a residential neighborhood.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Here on the southern end of Virginia's Eastern Shore, kids shuffle down the pier with fishing poles and Cokes, wispy-haired men swap stories outside the hardware store, and the whole place seems to tuck in for the night not long after the sun goes down.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
The shorts have a thick waistband, which keeps them from riding up, and the tank top is long enough to comfortably tuck in for an effortlessly polished look.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Atlas Eats Kitchen & Bake Shop is a cozy, charming restaurant tucked in a residential neighborhood.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Here on the southern end of Virginia's Eastern Shore, kids shuffle down the pier with fishing poles and Cokes, wispy-haired men swap stories outside the hardware store, and the whole place seems to tuck in for the night not long after the sun goes down.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tuck in
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“Tuck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuck%20in. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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