7 sentences with 'tip'
Example sentences and phrases with the word tip and other words derived from it.
• « The tip of the mast barely grazed the first cable. There was an intense sizzle and we cleared the obstacle, but we were rapidly approaching the second wire. »
• « While the Spaniards were exploring America, the Portuguese were exploring Africa and considered the southernmost tip of that continent to be the Cape of Good Hope. But it is not. Cape Agulhas is located 65 kilometres further south than the former. »
• « He tested the tip of the paper clipper against his left wrist; it was completely blunt. It would not serve his purpose of killing her. »
• « In 1652, the Dutch took control of the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa, which allowed them to control the ships around Africa en route to Asia, and they exerted additional military force in the Indies to force native merchants to trade only with them (among Europeans). »
• « According to Freud, the thoughts and feelings that we experience and can control are only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Most thoughts and feelings are buried in the unconscious. »
• « -I'll give you 25 pesos as a tip, and 25 more if you run to the shop to buy some chips and salsa. »