wag

Example Sentences

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The criticism usually ends there, with a finger wag and a head shake.

From The Wall Street Journal

You can’t wag your finger at people and say, “You should be going to the theater and having this theatrical experience,” but you feel it rising right now.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From MarketWatch

“Oh, I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” Tano warns, wagging his finger at me.

From Literature

A powerful wag of the wolf’s great furry tail pushed aside the drapes, and the cool blue light of the first full moon of May shone brightly upon them all.

From Literature