Example Sentences
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"We have to keep on our toes over how we're going to keep generating that income."
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026
Traders have to be on their toes this week as the Juneteenth public holiday shifts the schedule for when options expire, potentially meaning volatility for the stock market.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
She enters the box with her bare feet, noting the way the sand flows around her toes yet supports her weight in observation of the rule that “every grain has to be in force balance.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
I, meanwhile, can’t count on my fingers and toes how many times I’ve been to “that place.”
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
He teetered a bit on his toes, then caught himself with the heel of his right hand, messing up part of the work he’d just done.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
