How to Use flip side in a Sentence

flip side

noun
  • That song was on the flip side of their first single.
  • Loss of privacy is the flip side of fame.
  • On the flip side, food didn’t stick to the slick surface.
    — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • On the flip side, the Beavers have had success against Utah.
    — oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2022
  • On the flip side, a shoe that's too loose can cause your foot to slip out.
    — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • On the flip side, the warmth and weight of a puffer comes from its down fill power.
    — Anna Vognsen, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2023
  • But on the flip side, there’s a lot that can happen over the next month.
    — Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The flip side of that is like, dang, nobody wants to work with a jerk.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022
  • On the flip side, bassist Sonny T. grew up with Prince.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2023
  • But on the flip side of it, Atlanta is a good team, at home.
    — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2022
  • On the flip side, the wrong glass can dull a stellar wine’s brilliance.
    — Susan Choung, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
  • But on the flip side, there were so many great moments, too.
    — Kate Nelson, ELLE, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The flip side of The Makanai‘s intimacy is a lack of scope.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2023
  • On the flip side, a lot of movies set to be released in 2023 got delayed.
    — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2023
  • On the flip side, the worst-case scenario would be a rapid warming event.
    — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
  • On the flip side, has the state been letting guilty people go free?
    — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2024
  • On the flip side, no one on Phoenix has scored more than Greg Hurst’s six goals.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2022
  • On the flip side, there’s not much in the way of heft along the defensive line in this class.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But the flip side of that is the working class is getting shut out.
    — Laura Finaldi, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Mar. 2022
  • On the flip side, lower rates hurt the value of the dollar.
    — Moneyshow, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • On the flip side, his quarterback hits jumped from 7 to 23.
    — Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
  • On the flip side, coming off the losing side, that team is too good to be a 15 (seed).
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2023
  • On the flip side, though, are the countries whose doors are most open -- in visa terms, at least.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The flip side Many thanks to the young man who stopped to help me get my recycling bin to the garage.
    — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
  • Then on the flip side, there’s Chris Brown selling out two nights in Africa.
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
  • On the flip side, the largest and most killer dolphins, orcas, might prey on sharks.
    — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The flip side of body pride is body shame, according to Leboeuf.
    — Vogue, 22 Feb. 2022
  • On the flip side, that means if the fit is loose, your heel will lift up which could cause blisters.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2023
  • On the flip side, smugglers are incentivized by the hefty payments migrants will make to be escorted across the border, or in this case, to U.S. shores.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • On the flip side, if your goal is to get in some endurance-building zone 2 cardio, that can be easier to pull off on the elliptical.
    — Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 4 Mar. 2025

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