wad

Example Sentences

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A team staffer pulls a forgotten wad of blue painter’s tape off the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

What active trader hasn’t fantasized about stepping out of their time-traveling DeLorean in October 1929, 1987 or 2007 with a wad of cash?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Other dentists were less sure about the wad of yellowish stuff stuck between his left front tooth and the tooth next to it.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025

Scottie Scheffler did not need another wad of world ranking points to prove what is already abundantly clear - he is by a distance the best golfer in the world.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024

Velia pulled out a small wad of folded bills from her pocket and handed it to Juanita.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall