tipped
Example Sentences
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The contest tipped off at around 8:45 local time, and—after plenty of physical play, hard fouls and replay reviews—stretched on for more than two hours and 50 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
France, beaten finalists in 2022 and tipped to make a deep run this year, rounded off their preparations in style as Michael Olise struck a hat-trick in a 3-1 defeat of Northern Ireland in Lille.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Zverev has been tipped to win one of the sport's biggest prizes since he emerged as a teenager - but his journey to a major trophy has taken longer than many expected.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The Knicks haven’t even tipped off for Game 3 yet.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
That one of the only reasons I’d spotted the Butterfly on the screen, or the one in the Lincoln simulation for that matter, was because I’d been tipped off by my future self.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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