Example Sentences

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She described the moment Indie came out as "emotional", adding: "The moment her feet were on the floor her tail was wagging."

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2023

“Their manager had some choice words for me coming off the field and he was wagging his finger at me, so I wagged my finger at him,” Cole said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023

She added, “Her tail was wagging a million miles a minute.”

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

Coppola didn’t want the film to feel like it was wagging a finger at a younger generation or in any way passing judgment on online culture.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2021

His old tail was wagging so fast that I just knew it was going to come unscrewed from his body.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls