tuck in
phrasal 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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As Jays fans, tucked in the last rows of the upper bowl, stood in anticipation, Yesavage reached up to them with his high release point and sent splitters, fastballs and sliders by the Yankees.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The tiny town is tucked in Shenandoah Valley between towering mountain ranges—Blue Ridge in the east and Massanutten in the west.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Several of our testers noted their children were immersed in imaginative adventures that had pets swinging, taking baths, and tucking in for royal naps.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Its polos can be tucked in, or not, according to a company profile that ran in 2022 in The Arizona Republic.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The tiny town is tucked in Shenandoah Valley between towering mountain ranges—Blue Ridge in the east and Massanutten in the west.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Several of our testers noted their children were immersed in imaginative adventures that had pets swinging, taking baths, and tucking in for royal naps.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Its polos can be tucked in, or not, according to a company profile that ran in 2022 in The Arizona Republic.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Tuck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuck%20in. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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