wad

Example Sentences

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What active trader hasn’t fantasized about stepping out of their time-traveling DeLorean in October 1929, 1987 or 2007 with a wad of cash?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

“He opened it up, chewed all of them and then spit a big wad of gum about … the size of a softball.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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

Scottie Scheffler did not need another wad of world ranking points to prove what is already abundantly clear - he is by a distance the best golfer in the world.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024

All sounds were muted, as if I had a wad of thick cotton in both ears or was shut up in a padded closet.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns