waving

Example Sentences

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I’ll start here: I’m not sure what’s up with the red-striped home shirts—I know it’s supposed to resemble a waving U.S. flag, but all I see is a Christmas candy cane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He’s waving a red flag about the very real chance that SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI will create an “impending chokepoint.”

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“You could almost cry and get chills,” said Caligiuri, another Bruin playing at the Rose Bowl, who saw fans both wearing and waving American flags in 1994, when all the stadium announcements were in English.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The group tackled Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” with Lopez leading the singing as her family and friends joined in—while waving their napkins in the air and banging on the tables.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

I picked up the pail by the wire handle and ducked out the doorway, waving my other hand so they could see me across the field.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff