dragon's tail
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dragon's tail
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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Over the following nights, the comet will creep along the dragon’s tail.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2023
As instructed, I snuck around to the dragon’s tail and started wailing on it.
From The Verge • Mar. 11, 2022
Do not believe the news reports that pinged around the world last month faster than the flick of a dragon’s tail.
From Salon • Aug. 22, 2015
From the Yellow Sea in the east to the Gobi Desert in the west, the Great Wall twisted like a dragon’s tail for thousands of miles.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
At the very back of the castle, the dragon’s tail stuck straight into the air, with the end of the tail forming yet another tower, this one with a lit window at its peak.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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