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

In Bhutan, chilis aren’t just a spicy ingredient that makes eyes water and tongues wag.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

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 • Dec. 19, 2025

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

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

He had talked to her not with his voice, but with his ears, eyes, and lips; and he had even commended her with a wag of his tail.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George