- present tense form of tail (3rd person singular).
tails
Example Sentences
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That old rigged coin has long come into play against them: heads they lose, tails they also lose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
In other words, the tails matter, not just the belly of the distribution.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The One Ring, a symbol of power and the driving force behind Tolkien's saga dominates the reverse, or tails side of the 50p coin.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The international team of researchers were able to piece together the separate odysseys from photos of the whales' tails -- including some taken by amateur photographers on cruises -- captured decades apart.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
But gator tails do move, Chase discovered, like armored whips.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
