wad

Example Sentences

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“I don’t know what I’m thinking. I’m so sad,” wails Howard Ratner, voice choked up, tears streaming down his cheeks, a wad of tissue stuffed inside his bloody nose.

From New York Times

As for terms like jerk face, dip wad and stupid head, they’ve become omnipresent visitors in our home.

From Washington Post

On rafts and canoes made from the thick tule reeds, Yokut hunters fished for salmon, perch and sturgeon while the women waded far into the waters to dig for clams and mussels.

From Los Angeles Times

He then waded through the cold water before he too was submerged and then lunged, grabbing onto her car.

From Seattle Times

Johanna Morales, 32, waded through waist-high water last week with family members in a desperate attempt to save what she could from her rented home near the Tule River in Porterville.

From Los Angeles Times