How to Use tat in a Sentence
tat
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With a third and final post to his feed, Bieber's fresh neck tat clearly means a lot to him.
—Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 8 Sep. 2020
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Therefore, her tat could hint that the actress's name is now Eva Mendes de Gosling.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Nov. 2022
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The first glimpse was a close-up shot of the tats, while the second showed the tattoo artist and Damon smiling post-ink session.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
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Eager to celebrate her new lease on life, Pryde gets a tattoo and shares a kiss with the female artist who gave her the tat.
—NBC News, 24 Oct. 2021
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The tat in question can be seen in the below video. October 2018: Things seem to be official again.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Sep. 2020
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For one, today's designs are often much more inspired than the campy ones that used to be all the rage (the mustache finger and YOLO tat come to mind).
—Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2023
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Dove also unveiled a sneak peek into a tiny tat on her side while rocking the black bikini top.
—Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 2 June 2023
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On her arm is the date of her kidney transplant, which the singer confirmed in 2019 was a matching tat with her good friend Francia Raisa (who served as the donor for her surgery).
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2021
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Under his right eye, the actor sports a permanent tat of an apple to pay tribute to his sister.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 14 Feb. 2022
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But being a giant with full tat sleeves is its own disguise: No one sees you and thinks ‘plainclothes cop’ hiding cameras in your leathers.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 2 Feb. 2022
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Man and his best friend, another chef from the San Gabriel Valley who cooks alongside him at the restaurant, make the dan tat in small batches every morning.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
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Inked also are her olive arms, one littered with Alice in Wonderland tats.
—Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 17 Mar. 2023
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Barrymore stayed with the theme of family for her new tat; however, choosing to get one centered around her kids.
—Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
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Yet dozens of mostly Black and Latin kids with ear gauges and neck tats snaked around the building, enduring miserable temperatures while the 10 freeway roared above them.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
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Get in a tit-for-tat every day about this part of the book or that part of the book?
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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As tit-for-tat tariffs spiraled, both countries eased their rhetoric in a bid to avoid wanton economic destruction.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
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China retaliated with tit-for-tat tariff hikes and cut the supply of rare earths.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2026
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Yosemite Sam is a puddy tat compared to Yosemite Stan.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
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