- present tense form of tail (3rd person singular).
tails
Example Sentences
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Deep in a braiding craze, the children can’t resist braiding everything in sight: hair, shoelaces, even the tails of the classroom’s toy ponies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Those observations highlighted its distinctive appearance, including a "mane" made up of hazy structures resembling comet tails.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Yak skulls, tails and hair hang in a barn overseen by a furtive gray cat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
“While there may not be an immediate catalyst to exit the carry trade, the tails are fat and the probability for regime shift remains higher than usual.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
They’d drop the soft claws and tails into my bowl of melted butter, as though they were feeding the queen.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
