tipping

Example Sentences

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However, tourists from the United States expect tipping to be customary and often do so to some extent, as do tourists from elsewhere.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Pratt “could be a turning point, a tipping point character,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

In one of his first moves after becoming president Paz scrapped longstanding fuel subsidies, blamed for eating into the country's dollar reserves and tipping Bolivia into crisis.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

When sentiment reaches extremes, it can sometimes signal that the market might be reaching a tipping point.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

My head rattled with all I’d been through—the tipping hat brim, the endless sea, all those humans.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck