Example Sentences

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If a dog is happy to see you, it will wag its tail, perk up its ears and sniff you.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022

“Private investors will become the tail that will wag the dog, because they’ll want projects that will give returns.”

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2018

USC players will wag two fingers in the air and sing a fight song that was composed in 1922.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2016

Shot-maker because these mounded greens will wag a Dikembe Mutombo finger at any approaches that lack crispness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2014

When you’re through, The dog will lick Your palms for the flakes Of oil and salt, And he will wag His tail And pump his legs In his parade Of dog happiness.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto