How to Use toe in a Sentence

toe

1 of 2 noun
  • My sock has a hole in the toe.
  • I stubbed my toe on the table's leg.
  • He felt the sand between his toes.
  • I accidentally stepped on her toe.
  • And the toe area has plenty of room despite the snugness of the fit.
    Samson McDougall, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Then, drive heels and toes into the ground to stand back up.
    Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Exchange vows with the sand in between your toes on the beach.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Our host, warming his toes by the stove, was 90 years old.
    Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Make sure your toes don’t feel cramped and that your heel doesn’t slip out.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The athlete must also rest the sore toe to allow the joint to heal.
    Elizabeth Quinn, Verywell Health, 17 May 2023
  • Our fingers and toes are crossed for even more in the coming weeks.
    Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The sleeves were then stitched to the body of the jacket so there was nothing loose that might catch a toe or a heel.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The Ami Paris look saw Drescher bathed in sequins from head to toe.
    Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Eat lunch and dinner with your toes in the sand at the resort's Deep Restaurant and Bar.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The finishing touch was a pair of square-toe maroon leather boots.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The best insoles, slippers, and massagers to keep your toes toasty.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Head-to-toe white, of course, can also come with a strong whiff of the messianic.
    Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • This week, one of their streaks will come to an end—and only one will stand atop toe NFC North.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023
  • To that end, Steven wore head-to-toe Prada and his father’s gold watch.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The clearest blue waves rolled in and out, crashing onto the sand as the water lapped at my toes.
    Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Those seeking to have their toes in the sand while reeling in a catch opt for surf fishing right from the beach.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • There are some closed-toe styles as well, including chunky loafers and even boots.
    Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
  • In the lawsuit, Hunter writes that one scene required him to wear a robe and be covered in fake blood from head to toe.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Every person in that room was covered in blood head to toes.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Under the dress, Jenner wore sheer black stockings and a pair of black pointed-toe heels.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Each year, our Healthy Beauty Awards honor the best new products that feel good from head to toe.
    Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The new by-committee approach keeps teams on their toes.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2023
  • The six-move, full-body dumbbell workout programmed by Tang will train your body from head to toe.
    Megan Falk, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The symptoms came in waves: stomach pain, nausea, swelling of her face, fingers, and toes.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • In Revell’s room, Andrews found a pair of his son’s sneakers – Jordan 1s – and slipped in a toe.
    Michelle Krupa, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
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toe

2 of 2 verb
  • The pitcher toed the rubber.
  • She toed off her shoes.
  • That’s the line that coach Ryan Day and staff will have to toe in the coming days.
    Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2023
  • At 26-26, the Warriors don’t have time to toe that line much longer.
    Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
  • As of this moment, the NCAA is not ready to toe that tricky balance.
    Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2020
  • In fact, the whole world is toeing the edge of peak emissions.
    Marshall Ingwerson, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
  • All-Star, The Chairman of the Board was one of the best lefties to ever toe the rubber.
    CBS News, 9 Oct. 2020
  • As a result, Eltinge had to toe the line both in his stage and film careers.
    Randy Dotinga, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
  • Junior right-hander Trace Bright will toe the slab for the Tigers.
    Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 2 June 2022
  • If your feet and hands tend to get cold, try using hand or toe warmers in your gloves and boots.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Stagger your feet heel to toe, with the right-side (upper) foot in front of the left-side (lower) foot—both still on the socks.
    Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Point your toes and keep your heels together and toes apart in the Pilates stance.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Austin Strickland, who toed the mound to start the game for the Wildcats, went six innings and allowed four hits.
    Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2023
  • None of these countries seem worried about how the U.S. will respond to their refusal to toe the line.
    Andrew Day, The Week, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The Studio Pros also try to toe the line between picking a side in the ecosystem wars.
    Chris Welch, The Verge, 19 July 2023
  • After tip-toeing back on to the air last week — check out my thoughts on the not-live episode — Saturday Night Live is dark on the 18th.
    Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Arraje is the first Cowboy to toe the starting line in Obetz since Jack Schwartz in 2018.
    Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Trump’s tweets often toed the line of Twitter’s rules and policies.
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The Italian nappa leather covers both sides, but leaves the heel and toe out of the mix to keep things interesting.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The role ought to have led to more parts toeing the line between comedy and drama.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 June 2023
  • Even though Sale was scheduled to toe the rubber Wednesday, the reeling Red Sox did not want to play this game.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Yet my favorite dishes here kind of, sort of, toe the line of tradition.
    Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2021
  • As much as the show may toe the line, there's no redeeming this character.
    Annalise Mabe, Men's Health, 22 Feb. 2022
  • True to her brand, Ra’Jah dances out onto the stage decked from lacefront to toe in various shades of purple.
    Paul McCallion, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Some women toe the line in the Resident Evil franchise.
    Brittany Vincent, Wired, 7 May 2021
  • To some, not really; some prefer to toe the party line and be considered in the know as to what is true and what is not.
    Michael Polk, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2022
  • The answer that sprung to my mind was that the projects I'm attracted to as an actor and viewer are things that toe the line of many genres.
    Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2021
  • There’s plenty of new stuff up for grabs though, and some of it toes the line between tragic and downright amusing.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Frontman Justin Pierre ceded vocal control to toe crowd as the band played through some of its greatest hits.
    oregonlive, 3 Apr. 2020
  • For the most part, USD’s players toe Lindsey’s company line.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2021

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