tiptoe
Example Sentences
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A few days into the first leg, Mr. Tesson’s party gingerly navigated a ridge at risk of avalanche, “tiptoeing over Fabergé eggshells.”
That first morning, with coffee in hand, I tiptoed into the lounge, sank into an armchair and watched the desert sprawl while wispy clouds clung to the horizon under a brightening sky.
From Los Angeles Times
We didn’t say “shame” out loud, but we tiptoed around it.
If I felt like everyone was tiptoeing around me, I’d probably try to destroy them in video games too.
From Literature
Once she could have sworn she saw figures standing on tiptoe on the glittering surface of the water.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
