fishtail

Example Sentences

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"If you see a dodgy-looking person wearing a Diana Ross fishtail number hanging around Dunstable, bear in mind it might just be mine, and get in touch," she said.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2023

Video from the scene before the lane closures showed drivers struggling to maintain control of their vehicles, causing some to fishtail.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2022

Then the speeding tractor-trailer started to fishtail uncontrollably, said the teenager, Esvin Chipel Tzoy.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2021

The car started to fishtail before sliding out of control off the runway and into a grassy area from which spectators were watching.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2021

When I was eight years old, a flock of wild, green- rumped parrots moved into the fishtail palm tree by the back wooden fence.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan