tiptoe

Example Sentences

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Powell tiptoed away from saying how the Fed would answer that riddle.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is betting the Western alliance will be healthier if America’s allies candidly air their disagreements with the president, rather than tiptoe around him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Father would stand at his vantage point on the platform almost on tiptoe with the joy of precision, holding his pocket watch and a pad and pencil.

From Literature

I tiptoed as quietly as I could over to my half of the room.

From Literature

Listening to them, I feel like I’m standing on tiptoe in that place between the shallow end and the deep end of the pool even though I’m on dry land.

From Literature