Example sentences for: tipped

How can you use “tipped” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • What tipped the balance?

  • If this seems far-fetched, consider that a major American silver polish company began when a Mr. Wright of New Hampshire extricated one of his cows from a slough in a wet part of a field and was tipped off by the whitish mud clinging to the animal's feet to the presence of what proved to be a surprisingly large deposit of calcium-rich diatomaceous earth.

  • Herb did it anonymously, of course (though a sharp-eyed reader might have guessed from the drawing of "Prudence" that accompanied the column if they hadn't already been tipped off by the tone).

  • Penujak, a little farther south, produces pottery, including some trick water pots which can be tipped upside down without spilling the contents.

  • What I like about this story is that it's a perfect tabloid story--a heart-tugging human-interest piece, with lots of celebrity names--and, since both tabloids were clearly tipped off to it, it provides an ideal opportunity to compare and contrast the New York Post and the Daily


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