tiptoe
Example Sentences
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We were to tiptoe through history like soldiers walking through a land-mine-riddled field where one misstep could cost you life and limb.
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“The art is to tiptoe up to the edge of what’s possible.”
Put all together, investors may remain understandably uneasy about the topic, even if they start to tiptoe back into oversold areas.
From Barron's
Silently, I slipped from beneath my bed of leaves and tiptoed over to the hole.
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They leaned their bikes against the bike rack and tiptoed into the library.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.