Wondering how to use Tiptoed in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Tiptoed meaning
simple past and past participle of tiptoe
Using Tiptoed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of tiptoe
- In the example corpus, tiptoed often appears in combinations such as: he tiptoed, and tiptoed, tiptoed down.
Context around Tiptoed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tiptoed
- In this selection, "tiptoed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, backs, greenhorn, palestinians, down, behind and across stand out and add context to how "tiptoed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a third tiptoed the sideline and as he tiptoed across the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tiptoed" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tiptoed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He tiptoed down the sideline, regathered and threw an inside ball for Chad Townsend to score. (16 words)
A 40 years young man and political greenhorn tiptoed into the leadership space of the state. (16 words)
She loosely tied her wrapper round her body, the bedroom door and tiptoed to the children's room. (18 words)
This motivated the wide awake Uncle Bob to cast the net wider as he tiptoed across the Orange River, South Africa to recruit good footballers from that neck of the woods – enticing them with better employment opportunities. (37 words)
Despite Moscow’s rancorous relationship with the United States and Europe, investors have tiptoed back into Russian stocks and bonds over the last year, as the economy proved resilient to the raft of sanctions in recent years. (37 words)
The senior back seemed to be stopped behind the line, but broke two tackles, spun out of a third, tiptoed the sideline before hurdling over a mass of Mustangs defenders for a gain of 18 yards. (36 words)
Example sentences (12)
He limped down the home sideline, ambled past the adoring student section, and tiptoed behind the south end zone.
He tiptoed down the sideline, regathered and threw an inside ball for Chad Townsend to score.
The T-backs tiptoed through a delicate tapestry for the first six innings, piecing together a bullpen game to mask their flawed starting rotation.
A 40 years young man and political greenhorn tiptoed into the leadership space of the state.
In Muwasi, a narrow coastal strip once designated as a safe zone but also struck in recent days, displaced Palestinians tiptoed on sandaled feet through garbage-lined puddles in damp and chilly weather.
When faith finally tiptoed into my life it didn’t come through information or persuasion but, at least at first, through numinous experiences.
The ball placement was perfect and he went up and got it, making sure he tiptoed in the endzone before stepping out of bounds, and getting mauled by O’Neill and company.
Miami running back Kalen Ballage bobbled a ball coming out of the backfield, and Collins swiftly snatched it out of the air, tiptoed down the sideline, and glided the other way for a touchdown.
This motivated the wide awake Uncle Bob to cast the net wider as he tiptoed across the Orange River, South Africa to recruit good footballers from that neck of the woods – enticing them with better employment opportunities.
Despite Moscow’s rancorous relationship with the United States and Europe, investors have tiptoed back into Russian stocks and bonds over the last year, as the economy proved resilient to the raft of sanctions in recent years.
She loosely tied her wrapper round her body, the bedroom door and tiptoed to the children's room.
The senior back seemed to be stopped behind the line, but broke two tackles, spun out of a third, tiptoed the sideline before hurdling over a mass of Mustangs defenders for a gain of 18 yards.
Common combinations with tiptoed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- he tiptoed 3×
- and tiptoed 2×
- tiptoed down 2×
- tiptoed through 2×
- tiptoed into 2×