wag
Example Sentences
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To paraphrase some anonymous wag, never let a cross-cultural calamity go to waste.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
But strict rules also make the financial tail wag the real economy dog.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
“I tell clients, ‘Don’t let the tax tail wag the dog.’”
From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025
Then, issue a press guidance that he will be making an announcement on Tuesday and watch the tongues wag.
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025
But when he knew he heard Odysseus’ voice nearby, he did his best to wag his tail, nose down, with flattened ears, having no strength to move nearer his master.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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