tiptoe

Example Sentences

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Father would stand at his vantage point on the platform almost on tiptoe with the joy of precision, holding his pocket watch and a pad and pencil.

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I tiptoed as quietly as I could over to my half of the room.

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It got kind of exhausting to tread water or balance on tiptoes while the rest of them planted their feet on the bottom.

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But the people and animals who lived through the episode still tiptoe across the yard when Hawk is sitting on the woodpile.

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By the way she tiptoed into the room, she was clearly hoping I was still asleep.

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