tiptoe

Example Sentences

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She wasn’t standing there on her tippytoes while anxiety ate holes through all her stomachs.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson

If I stood on my tippytoes, I could just see into one of the narrow windows.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

But Little Bear stood on his tippytoes in his little chair, so that he could see better.

From Little Bear at Work and at Play by Fox, Frances Margaret