How to Use wag in a Sentence

wag

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
• And, of course, her black and white ensemble at the awards show also had tongues wagging for its Reputation-era nods.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024