wagging

Example Sentences

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In a sense, it is like the tail wagging the dog.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

"She just came straight out, straight over to me, wagging her tail."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

He played doubles with Emma Raducanu at last year's US Open, setting tongues wagging, but the British player has insisted they are "just good friends".

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

His dog, Jesus, a striking black-and-white pit bull, followed him everywhere, tail wagging like a punctuation mark.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Then, to my horror, he started wagging his tail the way he used to when he was tracking, and he turned from the house and headed up the hill toward the cave.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien