How to Use tip over in a Sentence

tip over

verb
  • One garden light was tipped over.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • One garden light was tipped over.
    — Clara Migoya, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • One garden light was tipped over.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The winds were so strong that trucks were at risk of tipping over while driving.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
  • Their garage roof was also partly torn off, and their trailer was tipped over.
    — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
  • At the gas station across the way, pumps were tipped over, and the roof was completely sheared off.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Without its full complement of limbs, this three-legged stool is prone to tip over and shatter.
    — David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The first two were able to make it to the moon, but both tipped over during landing and had limited success.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2026
  • The iron frame is strong and won’t tip over on windy days, while the seat cushions are plush and provide support and softness.
    — Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The iron frame is strong and won’t tip over on windy days, while the seat cushions are plush and provide support and softness.
    — Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
  • Pearson said the bear was tipping over trash bins and had access to unsecured livestock feed.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2026
  • Many limit how sharp an angle the wheel can be turned to and use wide wheelbases to lower the risk of tipping over.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The record marks the point where the singer’s disco purism tips over into outright literalism.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Investigators pursued leads from tips over the years.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • Intuitive Machines has managed to land on the moon twice, but its lander tipped over on both missions.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
  • If your exhaust tips over the legal decibel limit, a ticket arrives in your mailbox days later.
    — Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • May 2026 Police followed up on hundreds of tips over nearly two decades.
    — Julia Coin may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
  • Given that scary possibility, the risk that Daniel’s reveal could tip over the world order doesn’t seem that bad.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Fill the base with white sand and a handful of small ornaments for interest at the base (the sand will also keep the display from tipping over).
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
  • In that instance, however, the cat-eye polish is usually painted as a French tip over a neutral gel base.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Its bulkiness could be seen as both a blessing and a curse, as much of the weight is concentrated in the base to prevent the monitor from tipping over.
    — Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • All three products, according to the CPSC, can collapse or tip over while in use.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Made in the earnest style of a disease-of-the-week television movie without ever tipping over into winking irony, the film is both funny and tender.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • One slightly heavy Samsonite full of some tourists' Tokyo Disney souvenirs, and that thing is just going to tip over, or its arms will snap off.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The business has received a few tips over the 18 hours since Hawkins discovered it was stolen, but the inflatable hasn’t been recovered.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
  • On splashdown, the rocket tipped over and belly flopped into the sea as expected, broke apart and exploded as left over propellants ignited.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 22 May 2026
  • Askarov, perhaps sarcastically, said tipping over the net was his attempt to try and stop Rossi’s shot after he was caught out of position.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • In footage broadcast by KTLA, about 14 containers can be seen tipped over on the vessel.
    — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • While some growers don't bother to stake or cage determinate tomatoes, providing some support will help prevent the plant from tipping over from the weight of the fruit or strong winds.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Choose a feeder with a sturdy design that can’t be easily tipped over and a robust locking system to prevent persistent dogs from breaking open the hopper.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026

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