Try us," said Betty, standing on tiptoes in her excitement.
Someone stole your cousin's punt," he said quite suddenly, tilting on his tiptoes above the black waters.
We talked in whispers, sped about the walls on the tiptoes of our brogues, and peered wonderingly down to the edge of the wood.
Illustration] And now Timmy and Goody Tiptoes keep their nut-store fastened up with a little padlock.
Then Timmy Tiptoes came out, and went home with an umbrella.
Illustration] Timmy Tiptoes made no reply; he had tumbled down inside the tree, upon half a peck of nuts belonging to himself.
Illustration] When Timmy and Goody Tiptoescame to the nut thicket, they found other squirrels were there already.
Illustration] But when the other squirrels heard that song, they rushed upon Timmy Tiptoes and cuffed and scratched him, and upset his bag of nuts.
Illustration] Goody Tiptoes picked up the nut bags and went home.
Goody Tiptoeswas busy pushing moss under the thatch--"The nest is so snug, we shall be sound asleep all winter.
Illustration] In the meantime Timmy Tiptoes came to his senses.
Illustration] Now Goody Tiptoes had set to work again by herself.
Timmy Tiptoes went on with his work without replying; indeed, the little bird did not expect an answer.
He had to stand on his tiptoes to reach, but at last he set his teeth hard and Ah-ne-ca!
But even when he stood on his tiptoes he couldn't reach the least little mouthful.
When the thing had stopped swinging, he stood on his tiptoes and smelled of it.
But jest as I figgered he was on his tiptoes fur that, and was getting up my own sand, he throwed a look my way.
He tiptoes toward her, and she says to him, very low-voiced, that "it is all over.
He got up on his tiptoes and actually bestowed a pat on the stately shoulder.
Suddenly he pricks up his ears, and with a quick gesture of warning, tiptoes away from the cell.
At last Polly was out on the platform where she stood on her tiptoes and waved her hand.
Polly stood on her tiptoes at the imminent danger of going on her nose, and pulling the other's down, to get a kiss on the long sallow cheek.
Hearing a slight noise, he looks suspiciously at door, gets up, tiptoes across floor to street door, and locks it quietly.
When they have closed their eyes and rested their heads on their folded arms, the one pupil who plays that she is Queen Mab tiptoes up and down between the rows of seats.
The teacher tiptoes to one of them and shows him a pencil (or a book or a cap) belonging to the pupil in the hall.
Then Leddy raised himself challengingly on tiptoes to Jack, who turned to Galway in the manner of one extending an invitation.
Very threateningly she raised herself to her tiptoesand thrust her glowing, corporeal face right up into the moulten, elusive, quick-silver face in the mirror.
Raising herself to her tiptoes she noted with eminent satisfaction that the three big cups on the other side of the desk had all been drained to their dregs.
I saw a chipmunk, and I followed him after to see how many stripes he did have on his back and where was his home; and on the way I saw other birds and I followed them after on tiptoes to have sees where they were having goes to.
I piled wood high enough so I could stand on tiptoes and reach to the flour-sack the ham was tied in.
I'll take it," said the little tot who had to stand on tiptoes to peer over the table with its blooming beauty.
She stood on her tiptoes and whispered the last bit of information.
See, Grandpapa," he cried; then he got on his tiptoes and leaned over to achieve greater and more astonishing results.
And as I tiptoes into the boss's room I sees he ain't doin' anything more important than signin' letters.
Better stand on your tiptoes and stick cotton into your ears," Browning warned, as the big gun was quickly made ready for hurling its terrible projectile.
Ollie Lord breathlessly declared, looking as fierce as he could and lifting himself on his tiptoes to increase his fighting height.
He presses her hand and after a kindly glance of sympathy down at her face, tiptoesto the door and goes into the room, shutting the door behind him.
Then he seems to come to a revealing decision on what is best to do for he tiptoes to the bedside and bending down with a quick movement, takes her in his arms and kisses her.
On tiptoes he found the descent to the cellar, where by the aid of a match he discovered a floorbrush whose reasons for retirement from active employment were most evident even to his inexpert eye.
On tiptoes she drew his face down to hers and kissed him.
Carmencita's arms were flung above her head and down again, and on her tiptoes she danced gaily round and round.
Stooping, she pinned the hem of her coat carefully, then, stretching out her arms, stood on her tiptoes and spun noiselessly round and round.
On tiptoes the child looked for something on the mantel-piece.
I wonder--" Her hands were pressed to her breast, and on tiptoes she leaned quiveringly toward the table.
Timmy Tiptoes made no reply; he had tumbled down inside the tree, upon half a peck of nuts belonging to himself.
And now Timmy and Goody Tiptoes keep their nut store fastened up with a little padlock.
Goody Tiptoes picked up the nut bags and went home.
But when the other squirrels heard that song, they rushed upon Timmy Tiptoes and cuffed and scratched him, and upset his bag of nuts.
My aunt came running on hertiptoes and exclaimed: "Mercy!
The Republican earned my keenest dislike, for it always put my uncle to sleep and presently he would stretch out on the lounge and begin to puff and snore and then Aunt Deel always went around on her tiptoes and said sh-h-h!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tiptoes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
