wave down

Example Sentences

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At one point, he stepped onto a platform midway up to wave down at fans and onlookers who were taking photos.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

If you send a wave down a forked channel, it will easily split and flow through both channels at the same time.

From Scientific American • Oct. 12, 2023

Witnesses told the Florida Highway Patrol that Haskins was trying to wave down cars and standing in the center lane when he was hit by the truck and then an SUV.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

They wave down a man on a bicycle to offer information about the vaccines, then cross the street to help a homeless man seated outside the post office sign up for a shot.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2021

We run deeper into the wood, until the ground rolls like a gentle wave down into a little valley, where there’s a green glade cut cleanly in half by a diamond-bright stream.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish