tails

Example Sentences

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My parents were left with a choice: Move back to Argentina with their tails between their legs, or start again where they were.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Acceleration is initially much faster, but so is the rate at which it tails off later on the straights.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Northern folk legend holds that arctic foxes create the Northern Lights by sweeping snow into the air with their tails, we learn in an author’s note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Suddenly, the Irish tails were up and replacement prop Michael Milne burrowed over.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

The animals whipped their tails and flapped their fins, pushing hard against the station while it sank.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown