Examples of tipsy in a Sentence
I got a little tipsy at the party last night.
our uncle had too much to drink at the wedding and got a little tipsy
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At a tipsy, intimate dinner with two of their friends mere nights before the wedding, Emma reveals the worst thing she’s ever done.
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Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Kylie’s friends were seemingly tipsy and hungry and arguing over a bag of The Good Crisp Company Original Potato Chips, Crinkle Cut.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
Last year, another European city implemented a ban in an attempt to curb tipsy tourists.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Olympic broadcaster Danika Mason has issued an apology for being tipsy on air while covering the Winter Olympics in Italy.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Kylie’s friends were seemingly tipsy and hungry and arguing over a bag of The Good Crisp Company Original Potato Chips, Crinkle Cut.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
Last year, another European city implemented a ban in an attempt to curb tipsy tourists.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Olympic broadcaster Danika Mason has issued an apology for being tipsy on air while covering the Winter Olympics in Italy.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipsy. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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