How to Use flip in a Sentence

flip

1 of 2 verb
  • His car flipped over on the interstate.
  • She was sitting in the waiting room, flipping the pages of a magazine.
  • The bus flipped over three times.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe they get flipped blade side up.
    — Broti Gupta, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The red car flipped over, then hit a fence.
    — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • Then the Cougars flipped a switch.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • With the Stars, the script flipped.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Then flip the rack back over to scrub the top side.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The show flips such terms and acts such as bondage on their head.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 8 Oct. 2023
  • But now the story has flipped again.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The canvas is flipped from right to left.
    — Victoria Chang, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The man flipped it onto the floor.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
  • It was getting flipped around like so much.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Vibe coding flips this process on its head.
    — Daniel Koren, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Lopez flipped his camera to show her the dress.
    — Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Sometimes, plays like that can flip a game.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The race was much tighter and the results flipped.
    — Karen Brooks Harper austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Then, flip it over to let the bottom side dry.
    — Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
  • There were no coolers flipped, no tablets thrown.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But these last couple years had flipped a switch in us.
    — AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Cause and effect is flipped — the fans come first.
    — Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • That’s when her car slid and flipped onto its side.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Janssen’s dismissal flipped the script.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Remove squash from the oven, and use tongs to flip squash over.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The new Idaho law flips that on its head.
    — Audrey Dutton, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In Illinois, the script has flipped.
    — Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The Magic flipped the script, though.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2026
  • And for Matthew, something just flipped one day.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • Democrats need a gain of four seats to flip the Senate.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • Today could be a day to flip that back to yourself.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026

flip

2 of 2 noun
  • She turned on the lights with the flip of a switch.
  • Which brings us to the flip-side.
    — Sam McDowell February 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Right now, this game is a coin flip.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • There was a flip-side to it, too.
    — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Those young girls with their flips and their spins?
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • That was a coin flip there for a second.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • At 42 mph, the chance of death is a coin flip.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 21 Dec. 2025
  • It is also known as the flip-flap or snakebite.
    — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 June 2026
  • Just don’t expect a quick flip to bail you out.
    — Corey Merriman, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • If the case is a coin flip, that could be the tiebreaker.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
  • That’s no surprise with the amount of flips he’s done since then.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Ladies, pack an extra pair of flats or flip-flops in your purse.
    — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Also check out their flip side float, a boozy take on a root beer flip.
    — Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
  • The stainless steel body keeps drinks cold, and the flip-top is fast and speedy.
    — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Closer to a coin flip than this, in my opinion.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The flip of this is unsettling for most.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Ten flies were flying around a flip-top cooler lid.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The site of the game would have been determined by a coin flip.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Glenn followed the axel with a triple flip and triple toe loop.
    — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Four sought the coolness of kitchen flip-top coolers.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
  • Five died under a kitchen flip-top cooler.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • No spoilers, but his bat flip is electric.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Paizo supports this style of play with a great series of flip-mats.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • In other words, men's flip flops aren't made for long distance slogs.
    — Christian Gollayan, menshealth.com, 25 May 2023
  • Robinson is at the end of a deep linebacker room and could be a flip or claim.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Like each sip of your coffee, the flip of each page feels more vibrant than the last.
    — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
  • New York’s season has also had its many jolts and flips.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • In the modern world, death is dealt with the flip of a switch or the press of a button.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2023
  • For example, if your first flip was heads, stop right away and record 1.
    — Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But of course, the flip of that is speed and complacency.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026

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