1 Father Alexey, a good-looking stout man with thick, carefully-combed hair, with an embroidered girdle round his lilac silk cassock, appeared to be a man of much tact and adaptability.
2 Moreover, it was, as it were, an accepted idea among us that Zverkov was a specialist in regard to tact and the social graces.
3 With tact and good-breeding, and, above all, entirely without superfluous words, I blamed myself for all that had happened.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor DostoevskyContext Highlight In PART 2: VIII 4 Prince Andrew noticed, however, that though what happened was due to chance and was independent of the commander's will, owing to the tact Bagration showed, his presence was very valuable.
5 When conversation turned on her husband Helene assumed a dignified expression, which with characteristic tact she had acquired though she did not understand its significance.
6 With so intellectual a guest as she considered Prince Andrew to be, she felt that she had to employ her diplomatic tact.
7 Scarlett's spirits soared at his laugh and she blessed Melanie's tact.
8 This worked great hardship and strained the tact and forbearance of the unrelated half of the town, for the India-Melanie feud made a rupture in practically every social organization.
9 As they passed the gates, the French officers, who had learned their rank, bowed often and low, forbearing, however, to intrude those attentions which they saw, with peculiar tact, might not be agreeable.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 17 10 South as well as north, there are women who have an extraordinary talent for command, and tact in educating.
11 Cassy, therefore, with woman's tact, touched the only string that could be made to vibrate.
12 It was on the tip of Jo's tongue to ask, but she checked herself in time and, with unusual tact, tried to find out in a round-about way.
13 Coffee was a treat, and Hannah showed great tact in making it that morning.
14 Everybody liked her, for among her good gifts was tact.
15 Now that was tact, for two of the ruling foibles of the masculine mind were touched.