How to Use tipster in a Sentence

tipster

noun

• An anonymous tipster reported the crime.
• Two of the tipsters claimed to be the wives of key members of the group.
  — Dave Philipps, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2017
• The tipster said the dog was in the Lauderdale Lakes area.
  — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Apr. 2021
• The mole in the woman’s ear is what caught her eye, the tipster said.
  — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 June 2022
• The tipster knew that Chance had been abandoned, but when the group searched, Chance was gone.
  — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Apr. 2021
• Why did the tipster send the documents to me, of all the reporters out there?
  — Susanne Craig, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2016
• Just when the trail had gone cold, a tipster stepped forward.
  — Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
• Our tipster may just have gotten a file that slipped through the cracks.
  — Sascha Segan, PCMAG, 29 Apr. 2022
• Be warned, though: Less than 0.5 percent of SEC tipsters get all the way to a payout.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 21 May 2023
• The tipster said the photo came from a relative of Hardin.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Apr. 2021
• Police said a tipster who saw the footage on local TV gave them the name of the 17-year-old suspect.
  — Robert Gearty, Fox News, 13 May 2018
• If a tip moves the case forward, the tipster will receive a $5,000 reward.
  — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2024
• The tipsters named 24 people, but not all of them had served on the SJC, according to the statement.
  — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• The anonymous tipster said the driver was named Bob and a frequent customer at the bar.
  — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 28 Jan. 2021
• This matched the description of the watch provided by the tipster.
  — Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 12 May 2022
• The tipster will remain anonymous and could receive an award of up to $5,000.
  — Michelle Iracheta, Houston Chronicle, 24 Dec. 2019
• The photo, the affidavit says, was given to the FBI through tipsters.
  — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• The tipster believed the woman, who lived in Michigan, was Shy Shy Pate.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 25 July 2024
• The tipster was the suspect himself, Frank Robert James, who then ambled off.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2022
• Anonymous tipsters may also use the MyPD app or at www.bbpd.org.
  — Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, 20 Mar. 2018
• Three days later, a tipster pointed the FBI to her Snapchat account.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2021
• If a complaint leads to a citation, the tipster could receive up to $1,000.
  — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
• Tipsters still call all the time, with leads that range from the vaguely interesting to the downright bizarre.
  — Nina Siegal, Bloomberg.com, 20 June 2017
• If the tip leads to an arrest the tipster can be eligible for a reward up to $3,000.
  — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 25 Oct. 2017
• The tipster did not know the extent of the assaults, but was concerned about the relationship.
  — Sarah Smith, star-telegram, 3 Apr. 2018
• The tipster may have been James himself, according to sources.
  — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2022
• An anonymous tipster helped deputies solve the case by reporting seeing the crate in a home before it was found by the road.
  — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Apr. 2021
• The tipster said Ruffo was sitting a few rows up behind home plate and wearing a blue shirt.
  — Fox News, 7 Oct. 2021
• The governor said all tips are anonymous and tipsters will be assigned a tip number.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
• All tipsters will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a reward up to $5,000 cash.
  — Kc Baker, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024