fishtail

Example Sentences

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The world provides guardrails against our juvenile impulses, particularly the ones we continue to drag behind us as we fishtail into our middle years.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 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

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

With the locals and fans shrieking at what they saw, she engaged all of her core strength to fishtail like a Formula 1 car under full acceleration.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2021

As we came in toward land, Elroy cut the engine, letting the boat fishtail lightly about twenty yards off shore.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien