How to Use toe in a Sentence

toe

1 of 2 noun
  • My sock has a hole in the toe.
  • He felt the sand between his toes.
  • I accidentally stepped on her toe.
  • Dip your toes in and stay awhile.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Her toe swells to twice its size.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Just make sure to wear closed-toe shoes.
    Alice Gainer, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Satin open-toe pumps topped off her look.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Your spicy toe, that's a great hot take.
    Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But man, our kids went toe to toe with them.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The Rams do keep us on our toes.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • From head to toe, Enid’s look is new.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • One toe in the water per decade.
    David Soren, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The truth keeps people on their toes.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Opt for loafers or pointed-toe pumps.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Plus, the peep-toe adds a bit of drama.
    Eva Thomas, InStyle, 17 June 2026
  • Well, from neck to toe, anyway.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Keep your toes flexed towards you.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 18 June 2026
  • Keep your toes flexed towards you.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The sleek flats featured a square toe at the tip.
    Fn Staff, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Even his dog, Lala, was dressed up head-to-toe.
    Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Make sure your knees do not extend past your toes.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Make sure your toes don’t feel cramped and that your heel doesn’t slip out.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 12 Sep. 2023
  • But all 10 of her toes have been glued down for him.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Wearing closed-toe shoes and long, thick pants like jeans.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In head-to-toe Armani of course.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
  • No dipping your toe in Pride month!
    Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • Each wavy stripe is rendered in beige leather, as well as the toe-tip.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
  • Your knees should be stacked over your ankles, not pushed past your toes.
    Christa Sgobba, Health, 19 May 2026
  • Think of it like a warm Irish coffee on your toes.
    Sunnah Rasheed, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Make sure your feet are pointing straight ahead and your knees are over your toes.
    Health Editorial Team, Health, 28 Aug. 2025

toe

2 of 2 verb
  • The pitcher toed the rubber.
  • She toed off her shoes.
  • But most artists try to toe the line.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In fact, the whole world is toeing the edge of peak emissions.
    Marshall Ingwerson, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
  • These sleek, stretchy nylon trousers toe the line between both.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Someone who wasn’t toeing the line….
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 5 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • As a result, Eltinge had to toe the line both in his stage and film careers.
    Randy Dotinga, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
  • That’s the line that coach Ryan Day and staff will have to toe in the coming days.
    Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • Point your toes and keep your heels together and toes apart in the Pilates stance.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But that hasn’t stopped some distributors from toeing the line of truth.
    Lindsay Gellman, STAT, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The top boasted a loose fit at the waist, which toe the line between relaxed and structured.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Trump’s tweets often toed the line of Twitter’s rules and policies.
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023
  • At 26-26, the Warriors don’t have time to toe that line much longer.
    Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The guys who were interested in them were forced to toe a fine and awkward line with the rest of the group.
    Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • But, listen, that’s only toeing the edge of the rubber.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The role ought to have led to more parts toeing the line between comedy and drama.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 June 2023
  • Junior right-hander Trace Bright will toe the slab for the Tigers.
    Nubyjas Wilborn | [email protected], al, 2 June 2022
  • Publications have had to toe the line — or risk going out of business.
    Bilal Kuchay, CNN, 4 Aug. 2020
  • However, that excitement can toe the line into trends that don't stand the test of time.
    Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 20 June 2026
  • Today, there’s more temptation than ever to toe the starting line in fresh footwear.
    Jonathan Beverly, Outside, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The video then about-faces towards a utopia where people have toed the left-wing climate change line and saved the planet.
    Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Private sector staffers have to toe the line on expenses; why shouldn’t our leaders?
    Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Look for ice cleats that toe the line between climbing crampons (see below) and lightweight ice cleats.
    Field & Stream, 17 Feb. 2021
  • The child toes the edge above the 4-foot-deep marker while Sarah waits, arms outstretched, 3 feet away.
    Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Just being able to toe the starting line again is a real privilege and honor.
    Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • 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

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