wag

Example Sentences

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To paraphrase some anonymous wag, never let a cross-cultural calamity go to waste.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But strict rules also make the financial tail wag the real economy dog.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

“I tell clients, ‘Don’t let the tax tail wag the dog.’”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Knowing how canny Colbert can be, one could note his choice to drop CBS’s classic moniker as a coded “tip of the hat, wag of the finger.”

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

One British wag wondered aloud where the storks were.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand