Example Sentences

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But Whitten was toeing a fine line: “Yes, non-gesture, but not machined,” he wrote.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2022

This was toeing the line of confrontation land, and I was completely out of my element.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

He ran his eyes over the two companies, to see that every cadet was "toeing the mark."

From The Mystery at Putnam Hall The School Chums' Strange Discovery by Stratemeyer, Edward

Brandon was toeing a chalked line on a heavy log of mahogany, unconscious of the mischief that was working at home.

From Rattlin the Reefer by Marryat, Frederick