Sentence examples for to tack from inspiring English sources

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to tack

verb

To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).

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"Ready to tack?" he asks.

She chose to tack south.

It's fast upwind and quick to tack.

The council prefers to tack housing on to existing towns.

He can't continue to tack, amoeba-like, through life.

Does Romney still need to tack towards the center?

"We're going to have to tack," the captain yelled out.

Forced to tack, its skipper spun the large steering wheel.

So he's been forced to tack hard to the right.

The algorithm provides an answer to the perennial question when to tack on upwind courses.

Her instincts will now be to tack back to the right.

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