tail

Example Sentences

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Likewise trail braking—letting the car’s tail run wide in a corner by gently easing off the throttle—is easy and natural.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The bond guys have a hand on the trunk, and the stock guys are holding the tail.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

I was born in 1962, at the tail end of the baby boom era.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Yue Su from The Economist Intelligence Unit said it was a positive sign that ties have improved "somewhat, and tail risks have been mildly reduced".

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

She was dressed as a butterfly, glittering wings and bobbing antennae, her ginger hair woven into a tail down her back.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman