tipping

Example Sentences

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Perhaps this data center battle, then, was just the tipping point for widely frustrated and fearful Utahns.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Finales are always a crap shoot and I appreciated how this season managed to show growth and cosmic justice while never tipping into treacle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The debate about tipping culture in the US has reignited in recent years, with social media posts about waiting staff angry that they haven't been left enough money going viral.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Pratt “could be a turning point, a tipping point character,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The boat smacked against it, once, twice, hard, and the water swirled against the back of the boat, spinning it and then, in one mighty surge, tipping it.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech