How to Use tip over in a Sentence
tip over
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At the shot, the 9-pointer ran 50 yards and tipped over.
—Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
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High chairs should have a wide base that can’t be tipped over or knocked around.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 15 Sep. 2023
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The fire was caused by a camp stove that tipped over and was burning north toward the park.
—The Oregonian, oregonlive, 15 July 2023
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The crush and chaos caused the bucket to tip over, spilling the boiling liquid on her body.
—Maggie Levantovskaya, Longreads, 31 Aug. 2023
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There were thousands of tips over the years, police said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 26 July 2023
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One of the spacecraft’s legs snagged the surface and the whole thing tipped over, landing on its side.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
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Squeeze your glutes and abs to keep yourself from tipping over off the bench.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 13 July 2023
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The truck tipped over on the Perimeter near Northside Drive around 6:10 p.m., according to the ...
—Caroline Silva, ajc, 14 Sep. 2023
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But Take Note The lightweight chairs tended to tip over, posing a risk of falls.
—Samantha McIntyre, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
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Many of the tombstones in the historic cemetery bear dates from the 1800s, but now many are broken, tipped over and trashed.
—Josh Lederman, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2023
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Early on December 25, the booster tipped over on the drone ship due to high winds and waves, SpaceX said.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
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The models reached the end and posed under a spotlight, in front of a trash can that had been purposely tipped over.
—Chicago Tribune, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2024
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Farage has had a milkshake tipped over his head and objects thrown at his open-top campaign bus in the past two weeks.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 June 2024
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The screen has metal legs that keep it rooted and prevent it from tipping over.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023
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In fact, the glow of the Milky Way looks like steam coming from the teapot, which is tipped over and ready to pour boiling water onto the tail of Scorpius!
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2023
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In many of the cases, infants hurt their heads after rockers tipped over.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
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In other words, the squirrelly landing caused the spacecraft to tip over.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2024
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The sturdiness of both the chairs and table was assessed, as well as any tendency to tip over or slip on hard floors.
—Samantha McIntyre, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
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In the most offensive instances, the cups tipped over completely.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
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The pink piano was found broken and tipped over Saturday in the Southwest Portland park.
—Austindedios, oregonlive, 15 July 2023
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Plus, the mat fits great in the trunk of a car, which can make trips from the local plant nursery a lot less stress-inducing when your new plant friend inevitably tips over.
—Helen Bradshaw, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
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Workers used stone axes to pummel away (not cut, as with metal axes) at the base of trunks until the trees could be tipped over.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
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At least 14 rail cars tipped over or sustained damage, Fish and Wildlife officials said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2024
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Back at the Webber Cemetery, beneath the border wall, Ms. Bravo tidies flowers that tipped over in the wind.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
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At least eight items can be stored in each bin (depending on their size), and the sides are high enough to prevent them from falling out or tipping over.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
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The ceiling has been broken into, construction equipment has been stolen, and the on-site port-a-potty has been tipped over.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2023
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Another was pinned under a tractor that had tipped over.
—Maryam Jameel, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2023
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The tablet almost appears to levitate when viewed from the front, and the weight of its sturdy base adds just enough balance to prevent it from tipping over.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2024
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Then, late one November night in 2006, the chaos tipped over into disaster.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
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At that very moment, one of the students’ boats tipped over and its mast hit the vessel’s throttle, knocking the instructor into the water.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
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