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

MacDuff followed him inside, wagging his tail, shaking snow off his fur.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn