tiptoe

Example Sentences

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When Eucharistic ministers moved through aisles to distribute Communion, they had to tiptoe around knees and handbags.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Put all together, investors may remain understandably uneasy about the topic, even if they start to tiptoe back into oversold areas.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Barabak: You’re having me tiptoe uncomfortably close to the Make A Prediction Zone, which I assiduously avoid.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

We tiptoe around finances because we’ve been programmed by society to link our personal value to our financial status.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

But he makes my eight hidden Jews have to whisper and tiptoe, even with the chickens, and that makes them testy.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron