tiptoe

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The windows tell the story of Tiptoe, a spunky reindeer trying to believe she could fly.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2021

Further complicating the picture, there are two kinds of Does in Tiptoe Floorboard: “the Does by affinity and the Does by consanguinity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2020

Tiptoe near the topic, and Silverstone makes it witheringly clear that proceeding further would be, as Cher Horowitz of “Clueless” would groan, a major party foul.

From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2018

Fist aloft, he conducts a singalong and co-ordinated mosh to Tiptoe, a slice of driving powerpop studded with retro synth stabs that practically drip neon.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2013

Tiptoe on the toilet seat, she peered into the mirror, trying to blow bubbles with her Juicy Fruit gum.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord