Example Sentences

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Traders have been tiptoeing out of bets that rate cuts will fairly swiftly follow a final hike, though remain positioned for a peak.

From Reuters • Apr. 19, 2023

But she added, “All the agencies have been tiptoeing toward this moment. But my hope is they will tiptoe a lot faster.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

People in your family have been tiptoeing around her for far too long.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2013