tipping

Example Sentences

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They loved the camera, eyeing it like prey while tipping the brims of their cowboy hats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Perhaps this data center battle, then, was just the tipping point for widely frustrated and fearful Utahns.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Price's policy of tipping 15% in a restaurant might seem generous to many people, but in certain cities in the US it could very well result in a frosty response from a waiter or waitress.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Gervais cautions against seeing this as a precise tipping point, but instead considers it an indicative zone where the positive relationship becomes markedly less clear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“Every witness would like to be anonymous. But he already knows you saw him. He’s already said some things about you, young lady. And you,” he said, tipping his head at Osh and Miss Maggie.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk