- present tense form of tail (3rd person singular).
tails
Example Sentences
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The results were as unequivocal as heads and tails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
“While there may not be an immediate catalyst to exit the carry trade, the tails are fat and the probability for regime shift remains higher than usual.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Ignoring those tails could mean that you’re missing out on some of that bigger picture of what’s happening.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The One Ring, a symbol of power and the driving force behind Tolkien's saga dominates the reverse, or tails side of the 50p coin.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Weismann had surgically excised the tails of five generations of mice, then bred the mice to determine if the offspring would be born tailless.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
