tip-off

Example Sentences

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The birds noisily fight over their stolen feast, a potential tip-off to other scavengers.

From Barron's

The following week Anne was back on babysitting duties and made sure to thank Sgt Phelps and his family for the kind tip-off.

From BBC

The women had received several tip-offs that a body may have been disposed of in the field, but after hours in the midday sun, they found nothing but animal bones.

From BBC

The 2008 report was carried out after the authority received a tip-off about four people who had lived there developing leukaemia.

From BBC

Following a tip-off, Noble headed to the police station in the historic market town of Aylsham, more than an hour's drive from Andrew's home.

From BBC