How to Use tackiness in a Sentence

tackiness

noun
  • Don’t let the tackiness of this primer scare you.
    — Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Tamales will still be soft to the touch, with a slight tackiness.
    — Minerva Orduño Rincón, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Tamales will still be soft to the touch, and with a slight tackiness.
    — Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Sometimes lemon bars can have a heavy sort of tackiness to them.
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
  • There can be an inescapable sense of classism at play when some folks talk about tackiness.
    — Marie Southard Ospina, refinery29.com, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Bring on the feathers, the rhinestones, the prints, and the tackiness.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 7 May 2019
  • Just turning the page of a book or just to get a little tackiness on the fingers.
    — Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2020
  • My skin was left with a slight sheen and mild tackiness — not ideal for daily wear, but totally doable for a day at the beach.
    — Jessica Prince Erlich, The Cut, 23 June 2017
  • The tackiness added a helpful grip, lending itself to neater, longer-lasting braids.
    — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 10 Sep. 2017
  • The theater, a live medium, wants spontaneity and weirdness and even a taste of tackiness on its big night out.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 June 2023
  • The almost-tackiness of the couch is mitigated by the molding on the doors behind her.
    — Stella Bugbee, The Cut, 22 Dec. 2017
  • And tackiness can take many forms, from ostentatious displays of wealth to proud displays of cheapness.
    — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2021
  • There’s no tackiness or flakiness and this particular shade for me, just makes my lips look and feel so pouty and glossy — with a shine that lasts.
    — Stixx Mathews, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
  • What one umpire’s view of stickiness is another’s view of tackiness.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The prototypes used in Triple-A have a substance applied to them to create a bit of tackiness.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Like gas station hats and sunglasses and just kind of the tackiness of like midwestern Goodwills.
    — James Factora, Them, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Soon science develops a drink that produces natural tackiness on the palms of pitchers’ hands?
    — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2021
  • Our experts were surprised by how quickly the milky formula absorbed, leaving dewy, plumped skin without tackiness.
    — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Del Rey shined In front of a neon sign that oozed the romanticized tackiness of Hollywood.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Billboard, 10 Aug. 2017
  • Beyond its sheer tackiness, the event was saturated in conflicts of interest.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026
  • Like a number of zesty brands, the Double Bogey Club is twisting golf fashion away from its clichéd tackiness.
    — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2021
  • That’s why the whole cash-grab tackiness of the movie isn’t necessarily a liability.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 July 2024
  • The issue is, why can’t Lina indulge in equal opportunity tackiness?
    — Tia Williams, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2017
  • The slight tackiness of the Lite’s matte finish also makes for a better handheld grip than the smooth plastic finish of the original.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The main set was a yacht recently redecorated with a tackiness that, rare for the Roys, glares with the golden ugliness of unchecked wealth.
    — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019
  • The tackiness, the sticky folding chairs, the ugly basketball arena aesthetic.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Using a hybrid rubber compound, this grip delivers excellent tackiness and keeps your hands securely on the club.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • There's no hint of bargain-basement tackiness about these two cars, particularly the 318is.
    — William Jeanes, Car and Driver, 28 Apr. 2023
  • There are many things to admire about the production, from its madeleine-esque needle drops to its relish in the baggy tackiness of so much ’90s fashion.
    — Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2022
  • All in all the, Saucy Glosses felt moisturizing and comfortable on the lips without any tackiness or stickiness.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 29 July 2022

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