On tiptoe

"On tiptoe" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Some tinfoil was sticking in a knot-hole just above my eye level, winking at me in the afternoon sun. I stood on tiptoe, hastily looked around once more, reached into the hole, and withdrew two pieces of chewing gum minus their outer wrappers.

We crept out on tiptoe so as not to awake the children.

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