- present tense form of tail (3rd person singular).
tails
Example Sentences
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“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
In 2014, I was part of the side that returned home with our tails between our legs after losing 5-0 to Mitchell Johnson and co.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 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
In other words, the tails matter, not just the belly of the distribution.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 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
