wave down

Example Sentences

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At one point, he stepped onto a platform midway up to wave down at fans and onlookers who were taking photos.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

If you send a wave down a forked channel, it will easily split and flow through both channels at the same time.

From Scientific American • Oct. 12, 2023

Webster and Burckle eventually made it to shore, where they wrote “SOS” and “help” in the sand and attempted to wave down a passing boat, to no avail.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2023

Witnesses said he was trying to wave down cars and standing in the center lane when he was hit by the truck and then an SUV.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2022

And she’s got that Miss America wave down pat.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles