Example Sentences

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The day before she had wagged her finger from just off the pool deck to a televised shot of Efimova celebrating her win in a semifinal heat.

From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2016

But then I remembered how he had wagged his tail at me that day.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

When Renzo had said goodbye to the mastiffs, they had wagged their tails so feebly that he looked quite worried as he boarded Barbarossa’s boat.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

And when, door-knob in hand, I made my last bow, she had wagged her finger at me for emphasis and said, "Dinna forget to tell Davie I'm very guid."

From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.

"But I can learn," he had been saying all day; and most times the dog had wagged his tail.

From Peccavi by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)