tiptoe
noun
the tip or end of a toe.
had tiptoed
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past perfectof tiptoe.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The outcome was one that the Canadians had tiptoed toward predicting.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
Earlier this summer, a few productions had tiptoed back onto the stage, namely “Springsteen on Broadway” and “Pass Over.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
The art establishment, which had tiptoed around gay and AIDS-related art when government arts funding began to be cut, now considered it old news.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2016
And I had tiptoed around the pain he caused me.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 10, 2014
In each case, the conversation had been stilted; they had tiptoed through the talk as though through the bedroom of a fitfully sleeping child.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
