- present tense form of tail (3rd person singular).
tails
Example Sentences
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He added that animated movies sometimes have longer tails than many other movies, so a soft opening wouldn’t necessarily be a death knell for “Minions & Monsters.”
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
Dressed in a top hat and tails, he carried the singer across the stage to a couch where she changed outfits before performing I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
“Ignoring those tails could mean that you’re missing out on some of that bigger picture of what’s happening.”
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
He covered the Supreme Court decision that a deeply rooted tradition of downing bulls by pulling their tails in popular competitions was against the constitution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
During our warm-up mile, the tails of the armband flap behind me, and it makes me feel almost as if I have wings.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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