TACKY in a Sentence

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Example sentences for TACKY, such as:

1. Oh, spare me your remarks about her poverty and her tacky clothes.
2. It's kind of tacky to give her a present that someone else gave you.

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 Meanings and Examples of TACKY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
tacky
 a.  slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky; lacking style or good taste; distasteful or offensive
Classic Sentence:
1  I tell you I don't want anything tacky and old-fashioned looking.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVIII
2  Oh, spare me your remarks about her poverty and her tacky clothes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
Example Sentence:
1  Of course I have asked to be removed from the spam list, and how tacky is it to ask for a pledge less than a month after getting a gift of $100.
2  But could these wacky wayfarers carry an entire movie on their own, or would they be doomed to eternal second-bananahood, relegated to supporting tacky villains who lacked their ineffable effervescence?
3  It's kind of tacky to give her a present that someone else gave you.