How to Use flip in a Sentence

flip

1 of 3 verb

• His car flipped over on the interstate.
• She was sitting in the waiting room, flipping the pages of a magazine.
• The show flips such terms and acts such as bondage on their head.
  — Callum McLennan, Variety, 8 Oct. 2023
• Remove squash from the oven, and use tongs to flip squash over.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
• The Detroit Tigers flipped the script in the sixth inning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2023
• Taking the bait, the former Dean Street boy flips to the first page.
  — Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
• But the Heat can flip the math in its favor with wins in the coming days.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
• The tone really flips, just like the wardrobe and the timing throughout.
  — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 21 July 2023
• Then, the Fed flipped the switch on its printing presses.
  — John Greenwood, National Review, 13 Dec. 2023
• After 1 to 1 ½ minutes, the bread will likely need to be flipped.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2024
• People flipped him off on the highway, and their insults took on a new tone.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 17 June 2023
• What’s more, the brim flips up for paddling, so as not to obstruct your vision.
  — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
• In that case, the two sides likely would flip positions.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
• Sometimes, Betts would flip his palm forward and try to scoop the ball on the opposite side of his body.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
• The main difference this year is that the order of the halls were flipped, with the commercial hall being the last rather than the first.
  — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• The car then smashed into a tree and flipped over, according to police.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
• His goal was for readers to flip through the book and find inspiration.
  — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
• The Adidas flip flops were easy to put on and take off, and the lightweight design isn’t cumbersome to walk around in.
  — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
• Wish and Napoleon flipped places in the weekend, with Wish about a half a million ahead from last Friday to Sunday.
  — Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2023
• Key to the deal's approval were Bogost and two others flipping their votes.
  — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
• Bake the chicken wings for 30 minutes and flip them to the other side after 15 minutes.
  — Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 July 2023
• Bake 1/2-inch slices on low heat for 4 hours, flipping the slices halfway through.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
• The Russian soldiers flipped Kurpasi on his back and then back on his stomach.
  — Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2023
• The case started when Leonard’s owner tracked the GPS collar and pressed the app button to flip on the collar’s flashing lights.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
• This cute idea flips the idea on its head with a blue bodysuit, tulle skirt, and mermaid headband.
  — Shelby Deering, Country Living, 10 Aug. 2023
• Glassy, translucent sponges that cling to the seabed like chandeliers flipped upside down.
  — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
• After trying to save a man whose car flipped on the highway, Cassie falls into the East River.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
• The motor on the roughly 14-foot aluminum boat stalled and the boat became caught in a log jam and flipped, said Tim DeSpain, a spokesman for the troopers.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
• Lay the pancake on top, flip the whole shebang, add some chili crisp, and roll it all up together.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2024
• Then again, who is traveling from Oakland to Sacramento to watch a franchise that flipped the city the bird?
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024

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flip

2 of 3 noun

• She turned on the lights with the flip of a switch.
• The flip-up lid can be opened and closed with one hand.
  — Arricca Sansone, Treehugger, 27 Feb. 2023
• Chiefs win coin flip, and that might not be good for K.C.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2023
• That’s no surprise with the amount of flips he’s done since then.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2023
• The site of the game would have been determined by a coin flip.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
• In the modern world, death is dealt with the flip of a switch or the press of a button.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2023
• The Grizzlies won a coin flip with the Cavaliers and will have the 25th pick.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2023
• There’s no flip of a switch to becoming the safest city in the nation.
  — Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
• Ladies, pack an extra pair of flats or flip-flops in your purse.
  — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2023
• Like each sip of your coffee, the flip of each page feels more vibrant than the last.
  — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
• Those odds are in play if every game was a coin flip – or a fair 50/50 shot.
  — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
• If the two teams have played the same number of playoff home games a coin flip decides the home team.
  — Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2024
• Brayden continues as his dad tries to muster up the courage for the big flip.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
• Dad proved that he's still got it with a bold back flip from a rope swing into a swimming hole.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
• In other words, men's flip flops aren't made for long distance slogs.
  — Christian Gollayan, menshealth.com, 25 May 2023
• What once looked like a sure thing is now closer to a coin flip, a 50-50 proposition.
  — Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2023
• Tarek El Moussa might want to stick to house flips instead of backflips.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
• From the waist down, the vibe was the opposite, a pair of simple white cotton boxer shorts and black flip flops.
  — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2023
• Its design is open and vaguely geometric, with a flip on top of the fringe and both short ends.
  — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
• The flip flops are lightweight enough for everyday wear.
  — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
• And besides, how can anyone resist a hero who runs through a war zone in flip-flops?
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
• Your chances of scoring a TD against the Bengals’ red-zone defense are equal to winning a coin flip.
  — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2023
• The Rhode Island rapper has a knack for stage diving and doing back flips at his shows.
  — Cydney Lee, Billboard, 8 May 2023
• According to the new Bankrate survey, the odds of getting approved for a loan today amount to a coin flip.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
• The Rockets won a coin flip with the Spurs for better lottery position.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2023
• No matter how the flip goes, Oceanside (6-4) is in the Division 2 playoffs.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2023
• In the photos, Hudson can be seen wearing a pair of flip-flops, a cute bucket hat and an oversized black coat.
  — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
• One bettor took a big loss on Super Bowl 58's opening coin flip.
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
• Olsen wore a pair of flowy, ankle-length trousers that revealed her perplexing shoe choice: a pair of black flip flops.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
• Now, the design dream team is back with their latest flip on their most recent show, Fixer-Upper: The Lakehouse.
  — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2024

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flip

3 of 3 adjective

• The flip flop has been trending and these styles fit right in with the surfer feel.
  — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2022
• The East and West will be doing a flip flop this week though.
  — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 26 Sep. 2021
• Gold Glove first baseman charged it and made a flip home.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 May 2021
• The face wash comes in a convenient squeeze tube with a flip lid.
  — Sarah Bradley, Health, 8 Aug. 2023
• Gender balance - at home and at work - are flip sides of the same coin.
  — Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 12 May 2021
• His walk from rink to car, in flip flops, was akin to walking down the red carpet.
  — Laine Higgins, WSJ, 11 May 2021
• Yang is one of those boys helping flip girls into the air in Bring It On.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 May 2021
• Buyers are also on the hook for a flip tax of 2 percent.
  — New York Times, 11 Feb. 2022
• Paige planned to go to Target to replace her flip phone with an iPhone 8.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
• On the Roam, a T-shirt in various colors with flip flops to match.
  — Wendy Geller, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
• Schumer held on to his flip phone for years, only giving it up in 2017.
  — Emily Brooks, Washington Examiner, 18 Jan. 2021
• And then there’s his flip phone, which seems to ring constantly.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021
• How many pages are there on that flip chart the 49ers’ quarterbacks wear on their left wrists?
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Sep. 2021
• The same was said for a food contact surface, the cutting board at the flip top reach-in cooler.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
• Some look to flip homes to new buyers, while others rent them out.
  — Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022
• His goal a pair of flip flops laid out several feet apart.
  — oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2023
• Instead, the Jazz take a lot of flip shots, floaters, and bank shots that come just outside of that range, about 6-10 feet away.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 May 2021
• The Razr isn’t an important clue for the timeline, as the flip phone precedes the smartphone era.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 31 Mar. 2022
• But what are the statistics that Tom and his stepson both flip cars?
  — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 15 Sep. 2021
• Bonus points for McLaughlin who had a flip phone in his T-shirt pocket!
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 18 July 2022
• On the second touchdown, Jones went in motion, caught a flip pass in the backfield and scored from 8 yards.
  — Steve Megargee, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022
• While Atlanta’s Matt Olson made a good play and a flip home, Solak was able to slide around the tag.
  — Dallas News, 1 May 2022
• Each one has an airtight seal thanks to the flip top brewing bottles.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 19 May 2021
• Many got creative and used their flip flops as paddles.
  — oregonlive, 10 July 2022
• Put on your flip flops and hike up those pants, South Florida.
  — Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2021
• Some members of Congress—I’m lookin’ at you, Chuck Schumer—still use flip phones.
  — WIRED, 27 Nov. 2022
• The top of the S curve represents folks who are still using flip phones, for instance.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 11 July 2022
• The car is over 10 years old, leading the infotainment to look a bit too much like your first flip phone.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2022
• The suspect, who was wearing flip flops and a red sweat shirt, ran from the area after taking the money.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 17 May 2022
• The strange—but not ugly—shoe featured a low-heeled (and comfortable) design that is a hybrid between a classic stiletto and flip flops.
  — Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024