Examples of tipsy in a Sentence
Adjective
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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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Frustrated with her imperfect husband, a tipsy Marge stirs up a trilogy of fantasies of a different Homer.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 May 2026
Of course, no seder would be complete without everyone sitting at the table at the end of the night, totally stuffed and maybe a little tipsy, to chat and gossip about everyday life.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
At a tipsy, intimate dinner with two of their friends mere nights before the wedding, Emma reveals the worst thing she’s ever done.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Taqueria Hoy remains a refuge for factory workers, restaurant crews, tipsy clubbers, cops, families, insomniacs and others hungry in between.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Frustrated with her imperfect husband, a tipsy Marge stirs up a trilogy of fantasies of a different Homer.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 May 2026
Of course, no seder would be complete without everyone sitting at the table at the end of the night, totally stuffed and maybe a little tipsy, to chat and gossip about everyday life.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
At a tipsy, intimate dinner with two of their friends mere nights before the wedding, Emma reveals the worst thing she’s ever done.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipsy. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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