How to Use wand in a Sentence

wand

noun
  • The cashier used a wand to scan the bar code.
  • Place the wand with the stool back in the sampling bag and close it.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The wand style works so much better than the style of the Foreo.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Pull out the debris and throw the gunk and the wand away in a trash can.
    Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Slowly lift the wand towards the top of the milk, then out of the glass.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The wand was then placed above the Queen's coffin and will be buried with the monarch.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
  • You dangle and flick the toys on the wand, while your dog goes wild trying to catch them.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Woman's Day, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Blowouts, wand curls, silk presses — none of my 4C (4Z?
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The 25-foot non-marring hose is well-built and includes a long sprayer wand.
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Baguette, French for wand, has been used long before the long thin bread – as much as 3 feet long – took the name.
    David A. Andelman, CNN, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Anova makes one with a lid and opening just the right size for your sous vide wand.
    Elizabeth Briskin, Popular Mechanics, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The little boy waves a bubble wand at Sarah, whose eyes look far away.
    Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Broberg dismisses them with a wave of the context wand.
    Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Cover the grooved portion of the wand completely with stool.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The Dame Com is a wand vibrator with an ergonomic bent to the soft, squishy head.
    Jaina Grey, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2022
  • The recipe above shares her tips on how to properly use a steaming wand to froth milk.
    Sarah Wharton, Good Housekeeping, 11 July 2022
  • Using it is as simple as gliding the wand across damp skin.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2023
  • If your skin is on the drier side, reach for this foundation wand.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Kids can play with it freely or make a game out of it by moving the colored balls with the wand to their matching garages.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 6 Mar. 2024
  • For shorter hair, try roller sets; for longer lengths, use tongs or skinny wands.
    Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 31 July 2023
  • So, mount your broom and pick up your wand, and let these movies take you on a spellbinding journey!
    Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 18 July 2022
  • Most wands feel too long and awkward for my taste, but this midsize wand feels good in the hand and is easy to turn on and off with just the flick of a thumb.
    Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • There are two basic types of home pregnancy tests to choose from: wands and test strips.
    Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Think of this luminizing wand as a highlighter meets blush.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Miss Gulch brought out an extra clue for Miss Cleocatra: a wand with a star.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Laufey’s growing success didn’t come from the tap of a fairy godmother’s wand, though.
    Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Baguette magique, for instance, has for ages been a magic wand.
    David A. Andelman, CNN, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The gear lever has been moved rearwards, closer to the driver, and is now a shaft of carbon fiber rather than a spindly metal wand.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 11 July 2023
  • During a search of the Chevy, police found marijuana, dabs, a THC wax vape and a dab wand.
    John Benson, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The waspman cometh in T-shirt and shorts, pumps white dust under a roof tile through an extendable wand.
    Simon Armitage, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022

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