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 said he 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 • May 23, 2022

It’s a technique in which scientists can shoot a sound wave down a suspected surface of the fault, and instruments can verify whether it is indeed a fault, according to former state geologist John Parrish.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2020

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