- present tense form of tail (3rd person singular).
tails
Example Sentences
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And flipping a coin on heads, or tails, 24 times in a row has odds of one in 16.7 million.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
He covered the Supreme Court decision that a deeply rooted tradition of downing bulls by pulling their tails in popular competitions was against the constitution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
In other words, the tails matter, not just the belly of the distribution.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 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
Their bristly fur was plum-colored, and their tails looked like burnt flapjacks covered in quills.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
