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

The debate about tipping culture in the US has reignited in recent years, with social media posts about waiting staff angry that they haven't been left enough money going viral.

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

“Fine,” William said, grinning, tipping his stool back on two legs.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz