He dipped his brush and started stroking.    From LearnThat.org.  [Mark Twain Source: Boyhood experiences that prepared him for his books.]

Verb (used with object) : He dipped the brush into the paint bucket. ,to dip water out of a boat; to dip ice cream from a container. ,to dip a flag in salutation.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : a dip in stock-market prices. ,She took a dip in the ocean and then sat on the beach for an hour.    From Dictionary.com. 

An all-around weapon, Bush's production dipped from a decent rookie campaign.    From Wordnik.com.  [A few hits, misses in '07 Backdraft] Reference

The only thing that changes with the flavor of truffle being dipped is the decoration.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-12-01] Reference

"Why don't you eat?" he demanded, as Martin dipped dolefully into the cold, half-cooked oatmeal mush.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

Utah's lead never again dipped below seven and Kirilenko capped the quarter with a dunk to push the Jazz advantage to 79-64.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

The spell involves the use of a sword dipped in the blood of its owner.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conan the Indomitable]

The sword dipped through the elf's legs and came slicing up between the goblin's legs.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Woods Out Back]

After quality of calls dipped in November, corrective actions are proving effective, officials say.    From Wordnik.com.  [Miami Today News] Reference

It is but a baptism; if dipped, that is the worst of it, not drowned; perplexed, but not in despair.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference

It kind of dipped back over and he took a shot and hit it out.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

So you've kind of dipped your foot in both lakes here, or maybe ponds.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2008] Reference

Now I know what they meant when they said my bow was "dipped" in Mossy Oak Break-Up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Custom Reels At Punk-Rock Prices] Reference

On a sequential basis Q3 versus Q2 kind of dipped meaningfully.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTS Corporation CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha] Reference

They've kind of dipped back down to where they were early in the year.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

He held 'em over bilin 'hell, an' dipped 'em thar till the court-room was like a.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times] Reference

"It went high and then it kind of dipped a bit," Reimer said of Kovalchuk's winner.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

Slowly, defiantly, the bunting was hauled close up, and ironically "dipped" three times.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War] Reference

Rick Voisey was a rackety, hunting fellow, and "dipped" the old farm up to its thatched roof.    From Wordnik.com.  [Villa Rubein, and other stories] Reference

The dessert shop offers a range of Balboa bar-style "dipped" treats using Blue Bell Creameries ice cream on a stick.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories] Reference

But his political fortunes have dipped drastically since then.    From Wordnik.com.  [All for Nothing] Reference

I dipped their cattle, and I still pump all the water they need.    From Wordnik.com.  ['This Is My Home'] Reference

I dipped the eyedropper into the fluid and applied it to my scalp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Political Correctness Has Passed Me By] Reference

Surprise: during 2001, both industries 'sales hardly dipped from the boom years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting On A Recovery] Reference

Dunkin 'Donuts: Iced lattes come in chocolate-dipped banana or strawberry flavor.    From Wordnik.com.  [FOOD: BIG GULP] Reference

Each time the market has dipped since 1987, individual bargain hunters have piled in.    From Wordnik.com.  [The End Of Easy Money] Reference

But rather than be defensive he demurred that I had dipped into his "well of ignorance.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Off Beat: On The Road With Colin Powell] Reference

Last year employment in the sector dipped below a million for the first time since the 1970s.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sony: Play As Work] Reference

Lindsey, who got out of the market two years ago, admitted to me that he has not dipped his feet back in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Can Anybody Here Play This Game?] Reference

Though sales dipped immediately after the broadcast, they have increased each day since, Watkins maintains.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shooting the Messenger?] Reference

He dipped a toe in the water in the 2002 gubernatorial race, and Democratic operatives went after it like sharks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arnold At The Crossroads...Which Way To Go?] Reference

In Japan consumer prices have dipped slightly in recent months, and wholesale prices declined 4.4 percent in 1998.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Specter Of Deflation] Reference

In 2005, NBC's entertainment ratings dipped 17 percent, putting the network in fourth place behind FOX, ABC and CBS.    From Wordnik.com.  [Help Wanted] Reference

Ratings have dipped slightly, though probably more because of new competition from CBS's "" The Nanny '' than anything else.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Outer Limits] Reference

Deciding this economic anomaly needed more hands-on, butter-dipped research, I headed farther north, to Mount Desert Island.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Great Lobster Mystery] Reference

Support for Conservatives has barely slipped, standing strong at about 40 percent, while Labour's plunge has dipped into the 20s.    From Wordnik.com.  [Greed is Their Game] Reference