wad

Example Sentences

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Take, for instance, the dapper child who grimaces squarely at the camera with a wad of cash in his hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The wife of a dementia patient has said she was "dumbfounded" after only being offered "a wad of leaflets" after his diagnosis.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

Like a wad of gum dropped on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Other dentists were less sure about the wad of yellowish stuff stuck between his left front tooth and the tooth next to it.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025

She edged over to the wall and picked up the paper, loosening the wad carefully.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez