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

Rogers, he would explain, was always gnawing on a wad of gum.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

These commitments are important, as they give Kennedy something to wad up and christen his wastebasket with when he steps into his new office.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2025

It came out somewhere between a whisper and a wad of phlegm.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman