- present tense form of tail (3rd person singular).
tails
Example Sentences
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Within it are structures that resemble tufts of hair or comet-like tails.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Yak skulls, tails and hair hang in a barn overseen by a furtive gray cat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
But the mice—with equal and obdurate consistency—had been born with tails perfectly intact, generation upon generation.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
