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

Her chin was pressed to the foot of the cliffs in a passion of devotion, and occasionally she gave her tail a wag.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White