tiptop

Example Sentences

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Moving the vessel is “the major step in getting the ship back to tiptop shape,” Gregory said Tuesday as he stood abort it while workers made final preparations.

From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2022

The community of fewer than 200 appeared to be on the tiptop of a mountain where the land opened flat and streams crisscrossed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2022

Bottom line: Weekly exercise can help keep a standby generator in tiptop shape.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022

It lost to some tiptop teams early — Missouri, Oklahoma State, Wichita State, Oklahoma — but often played them commendably.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2021

“Nothing,” he said, “but these two little hounds, and you be here early; and I believe I’d let these dogs rest, ’cause we want them in tiptop shape when we get there.”

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls