How to Use flip side in a Sentence

flip side

noun
  • That song was on the flip side of their first single.
  • Loss of privacy is the flip side of fame.
  • And then there is the flip side.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a flip side to that, too.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • There’s a flip side to this, too.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • There’s a flip side to that coin, of course.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
  • On the flip side, a few names saw their prices touch new lows.
    — Sean Conlon,fred Imbert, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
  • On the flip side, some kids will not try to climb out at all.
    — Laura Broadwell, Parents, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The flip side is just as compelling.
    — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
  • On the flip side, Democrats have moved to the left.
    — Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • His losses show the flip side, though.
    — Brett Appley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • And then there’s the flip side of the box-score success.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • On the flip side, a shoe that's too loose can cause your foot to slip out.
    — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • But on the flip side, that guy has to come out of the paint to guard him.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The flip side of that view is part of the need to achieve balance.
    — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2022
  • On the flip side, so much of the show is set in middle school.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2021
  • And then on the flip side of the coin, there was a lot going on.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • But then again, the flip side of that is that’s why some films end up in hell.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In this respect, the two shows are flip sides of a very thin coin.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
  • On the flip side, all kinds of bad stuff came up he's got to answer.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • The flip side of that is like, dang, nobody wants to work with a jerk.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022
  • But on the flip side, there’s a lot that can happen over the next month.
    — Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Also check out their flip side float, a boozy take on a root beer flip.
    — Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
  • The flip side was not being Black enough to your own folk.
    — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Comedy and tragedy are flip sides of the same coin.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The flip side is that an upset loss does a lot of damage.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2025
  • On the flip side, the warmth and weight of a puffer comes from its down fill power.
    — Anna Vognsen, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2023
  • This seems to be the cautionary tale, the flip side of fame.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
  • But the flip side of that is the working class is getting shut out.
    — Laura Finaldi, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Mar. 2022
  • On the flip side, has the state been letting guilty people go free?
    — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2024

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