Sentence examples for tip against from inspiring English sources

The phrase "tip against" is not correct in written English.
If you are trying to say that something is pressing against something else, the correct phrase to use is "tip up against." For example, "The chair was tipped up against the wall."

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You also can't make him tip against his will.

"These factors can tip against going forward with new drug development," he said.

Pull off the safety cap, put the tip against the thigh, and push.

The Hatters, a winning tip against Wrexham last Saturday, have won 16 times at home in the league this season.

The Texans are finishing the season on an upward curve and were a winning tip against Chicago last weekend, beating the Bears 24-5.

On Tuesday, in a sense, he got both, when he lined up for the tip against the New Orleans Hornets and their center, Robin Lopez, his twin brother.

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But could Somalia finally be reaching a tipping point against the Shabab?

It would be foolish to take Ramadi as some sort of early tipping point against Isis.

Todies clean their bill by rapidly stroking the bill base-to-tip against a perch, swiping it on the branch one to four times per side after foraging, regurgitation, cleaning their bodies, or during nest excavation.

They sent him a text message asking for tips against Roberto Luongo, his replacement.

It's a good thing, because the scales are tipped against him.

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