How to Use wag in a Sentence

wag

1 of 2 verb

• The dog wagged its tail.
• He wagged his head back and forth.
• She wagged her finger at the children as she scolded them.
• The dog's tail began to wag excitedly.
• The fawn wags its tail and can be seen raising its head.
  — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 5 July 2023
• Destiny cannot be controlled, no more than the tail can wag the dog.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
• Aside from a few wagging tails and panting tongues, the crowd was hushed and still.
  — Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2023
• With egregious use of the throttle, the Trofeo's tail will wag, but the front axle keeps the thing on a leash.
  — David Beard, Car and Driver, 23 Feb. 2023
• Sabalenka raised her left hand and wagged her fingers, telling the folks in the stands to give her some love.
  — CBS News, 9 Sep. 2023
• As soon as the dog was pulled back over, he is seen trotting away, wagging his tail.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
• Then, in what seemed like a miracle, Ward wagged his tail.
  — Cathy Free, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2023
• The dog had a spinal cord injury, leaving him unable to use his back legs — or wag his tail.
  — Cathy Free, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2023
• Bing sniffed at it, daintily removed it from the bun, and began to chomp on it, so that the end of it wagged like a cigar.
  — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
• Playful ones wag their tails quickly, shake their butts or jump up.
  — Andrea Ball, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2022
• As a result, the newest Speed the first of its kind to wag its tail in the language of an enthusiast.
  — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 14 Sep. 2021
• Cole then appeared to yell, stare down Caballero and on his way back to the dugout, wagged his finger toward the Mariners dugout.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
• The curious pup follows with its tail still wagging the whole way.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
• Question is, will that be enough to keep their investors’ tails wagging?
  — Charles Capel, Bloomberg.com, 25 May 2023
• Throughout the video, Luna's tail doesn't stop wagging.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
• But this was no guard dog, and Creedence, as she’s named, shifted promptly to tail wagging.
  — Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• Epic finds his first tube quickly, wags his tail and gets his treat before resuming the diligent search for the next scent.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2023
• With these adorable stocking stuffers, advent calendars, and plush toys, tails are sure to wag (or swish).
  — Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 22 Sep. 2022
• When the two planets line up later this year, Jupiter's tail may wag right into Saturn's face.
  — Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2020
• Two weeks later, the man returned smiling with Lucy wagging her tail.
  — Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2023
• The shock partnership has set tongues wagging in capitals and on links courses around the world.
  — Nic Robertson, CNN, 12 June 2023
• For dog owners, few sights are more heartwarming than their pooch wagging its tail.
  — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
• The weapon Davis wielded on this occasion wasn’t a wagging finger.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• Seyfried started off her tribute with a video of Finn running toward the camera with his big tail wagging away.
  — Celeste McCauley, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
• Sabalenka raised her left hand and wagged her fingers, telling spectators to give her some love.
  — Howard Fendrich, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2023
• Humans, even subconsciously, might have enjoyed the rhythm of dogs wagging their tails, researchers said.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024

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wag

2 of 2 noun

• But with the wag of a tail, tears are turning to smiles.
  — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 July 2022
• At the end of a stressful day, Sara Sidner seeks the friendly wag of a dog's tail.
  — David Bauder, Star Tribune, 10 Apr. 2021
• Give the gift of a Himalayan Dog Chew today and watch your dog's tail wag with joy.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2023
• Hang it by the fireplace, and watch as tails wag in festive delight.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
• The fourth, a black and brown rottweiler who was tethered to the fence in the front yard greeted the visitors with a tail wag.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Nov. 2022
• If brevity is the soul of wit, as some wag once said, maybe no words is the wittiest option of all.
  — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
• With the wag of a tail or the soothing sounds of a purr, a rescue pet comes into our lives and steals our hearts forever.
  — Amanda Klarsfeld, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Aug. 2020
• Her morning wave to her Barbie friends becomes more of a wag; her feet, to her horror, fall flat.
  — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 28 July 2023
• Today writes that a tail wag serves a function similar to a human smile.
  — Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022
• Talking it through with one another helps, but so does a tail wag and a nuzzle from a co-worker who has seen it all and rolls with it.
  — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
• Always the first to greet you with a tail wag and big smile, Bella Beanbag sure knows how to charm her way into the center of attention.
  — The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2021
• Not only does this bug displace a ton of water with a less-than-forceful strip, the rubber tail waves and wags slightly even at rest.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 22 June 2023
• One wag called them rats in trees, only with good publicity.
  — Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2021
• The crooked pols and wags unleash the arsonists to churn dollars to development.
  — Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
• The judges, who are surf pros and aficionados, will look at the length of their ride, wave technique and enthusiasm, measured most likely in tail wags and barks.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
• One wag pointed out that Montgomery usually yells numbers and not names.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
• With one finger wag at the 2016 Olympics, swimmer Lilly King became a viral sensation.
  — Michelle R. Martinelli, The Indianapolis Star, 20 July 2021
• And—as expected—the solid rear axle does its usual dance on corrugations as well as its obligatory wag on big one-wheel bumps.
  — Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
• Some Broadway wags might have scoffed at the idea of a cornpone musical comedy and its punny promotions.
  — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
• Whether your pup loves peanut butter, real chicken, or pumpkin, there's a flavor option that will surely make their tail wag with excitement.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
• For pets who view their claws as flawless gems—or at least really really hate nail clippers—an electric nail grinder is an alternative that might get a wag of approval.
  — Popular Science, 17 June 2020
• Levant already had acquitted himself as a famously unpredictable and uncensurable talk show wag.
  — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2022
• Our data, involving 452 separate interactions, showed a significantly greater proportion of dogs approaching the model continuously without stopping when the tail wagged to the left, compared with a right wag, which was more likely to yield stops.
  — Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2010
• But with the wag of a tail, tears are turning to smiles.
  — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 July 2022
• At the end of a stressful day, Sara Sidner seeks the friendly wag of a dog's tail.
  — David Bauder, Star Tribune, 10 Apr. 2021
• Give the gift of a Himalayan Dog Chew today and watch your dog's tail wag with joy.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2023
• Hang it by the fireplace, and watch as tails wag in festive delight.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
• The fourth, a black and brown rottweiler who was tethered to the fence in the front yard greeted the visitors with a tail wag.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Nov. 2022
• If brevity is the soul of wit, as some wag once said, maybe no words is the wittiest option of all.
  — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
• With the wag of a tail or the soothing sounds of a purr, a rescue pet comes into our lives and steals our hearts forever.
  — Amanda Klarsfeld, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024