tail

Example Sentences

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Likewise trail braking—letting the car’s tail run wide in a corner by gently easing off the throttle—is easy and natural.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The bond guys have a hand on the trunk, and the stock guys are holding the tail.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Every humpback has a pattern on the underside of their tail -- or fluke -- that is unique "like a human fingerprint", Castro said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

I was born in 1962, at the tail end of the baby boom era.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

When we first put the wire in, it was just high enough to catch his tail, which he carried curled up.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen