How to Use tuck up in a Sentence

tuck up

verb
  • Whether you’re tucked up in bed or just getting back from laps at the pool, this robe is an active lifestyle’s best friend.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Once the toddlers are tucked up in bed, parents can finally relax… right?
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The main selling point here is the slingback strap that can be worn tucked up on the vamp or adjusted down to secure your heel in place.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • In one photo, the pregnant mom could be seen sprawled on a daybed in her bathroom, wearing a brown and white striped sweater tucked up to show her growing belly.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
  • In one photo, the pregnant mom could be seen sprawled on a daybed in her bathroom, wearing a brown and white striped sweater tucked up to show her growing belly.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • In one photo, Richie Grainge could be seen sprawled on a daybed in her bathroom, wearing a brown and white striped sweater tucked up to show her growing belly.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Everyone wants a picture with the 36-foot-long octopus and other bronze animals that found a new home tucked up against the highway and the harbor.
    — Hannah Goeke, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The city of Newcastle, tucked up in the northeast corner of England, now presents a tranquil vista where modern architecture spans calm waters.
    — Mark Phillips, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • And in ordinary academic buildings and offices tucked up in the corners of the athletic department, university registrars and academic advisors were setting their hair on fire, trying to figure out how to approve transcripts and shoehorn new students into classes that were already full.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Windham Tech, a small school tucked up behind Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, would become the team to make history Saturday afternoon at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026

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