Example Sentences

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Braggadocious, maybe—but tastefully free of rocket ship emojis.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Indeed, she claimed to dislike her records; certainly there are performances here that could have been more tastefully arranged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

We met with the first adviser in what appeared to be a high-end, tastefully decorated law office.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

Scenes like this are tricky enough to pull off tastefully in dramatized films, but here, the sequence feels impossibly grievous.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

The McCandless home in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, is tastefully decorated, spotless, devoid of clutter.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer