tiptoe
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“The art is to tiptoe up to the edge of what’s possible.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Put all together, investors may remain understandably uneasy about the topic, even if they start to tiptoe back into oversold areas.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
We tiptoe around finances because we’ve been programmed by society to link our personal value to our financial status.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
“It definitely just feels like we have to tiptoe around things, which I think gets in the way of having productive conversations in class,” Woodson said.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2025
Penelope switched to an extra-silent tiptoe, but it was too late.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
You may find yourself joining the crowds on the sidewalk, balancing on your tiptoes while you peer through open windows at the nearest TV, a snack from a nearby street vendor clutched in your hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
That mordant humor, however enjoyable, tiptoes around the unanswerable question of how, or even whether, we can tell the difference between cosplay and the real thing.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Behind them, a slim figure reaches up on tiptoes, but the 1-month pad is still out of her reach.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
As the hearing ended, some of Mr Combs's supporters lingered at the door, on their tiptoes hoping to catch a sight of the rapper as he was escorted away.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
I stood on tiptoes in back of her.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
I slipped on waterproof shoes, grabbed a pair of shears and, still in my pajamas, tiptoed down the grand staircase of the château and out onto the dewy grass of the garden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
He tiptoed around the house, the camera held out in front of him, sometimes for up to 10 minutes for a continuous shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
Eyal Ben-Ari tugged at the heavy assault rifle hanging over his shoulder as he tiptoed out of his pink house at sunrise, hoping not to wake his wife or six children.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2024
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tiptoed less than 0.1% lower to 38,892.80, while the Nasdaq composite inched 5 points higher to 16,253.96.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Me and Jay tiptoed out into the dark night, following the moonlight shadow that was slipping and dipping between the trees and bushes.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
Goldman board members and partners had grown accustomed to tiptoeing around the topic of Ruemmler and Epstein in front of Solomon, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Investors tiptoeing back into Chinese stocks may want to consider companies that would benefit both from the rise of AI and a potential effort by Beijing to boost consumption.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
“Be back in a minute,” Peggy Jo told her mother, tiptoeing past her room.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2025
Neutrality in a world of trade turmoil, not so much sat on a fence, but tiptoeing along a rather wobbly one.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
But as he was tiptoeing across the kitchen toward the door, Gertrustein opened her eyes.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
