How to Use wave (someone or something) through in a Sentence

wave (someone or something) through

phrasal verb

• That compresses the gas, and drives a shock wave through it.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2012
• This year, a wave through an open doorway with loved ones several feet away would have to do.
  — Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com, 9 Mar. 2021
• The lefty got Ramirez to groundout on one pitch to third, Josh Naylor to hit a chopper to second and Gimenez to wave through a fastball to end the frame.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2022
• Urban laughs in disbelief; his chunky silver rings clang on the table as his hands wave through the air.
  — Poppy Reid, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2021
• Pops of high-voltage pinks and blues send a shock wave through the relatively muted palette.
  — House Beautiful, 2 Mar. 2023
• On Fox's 9-1-1, Hen and Chimney uncover a dark secret about someone on the squad, which could send a shock wave through the department if true.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 9 May 2022
• During the pandemic, our sparse communications were via text message or maybe a wave through a window.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022
• California will see some of its hottest days of the season with an excruciating heat wave through Labor Day weekend.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2022
• Kevin McCarthy will wave through any move to impeach the president, however illegitimate—and regardless of the chances of removal in the Senate.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2022
• News that Navalny had fallen gravely ill sent a fresh shock wave through Russian society, raising worrying parallels with some of the more brazen political killings in Russia’s recent past.
  — Paul Leblanc, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022
• Ukraine’s advances in the northeast sent a shock wave through Kremlin-friendly military bloggers, pro-war cheerleaders who typically call for more aggressive action.
  — Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2022
• The far right has sent a shock wave through France's political establishment, winning a historic number of seats in Sunday's parliamentary elections with an unexpected surge.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 20 June 2022
• The petroleum association argues that merely the passage of the legislation, giving the energy commission the authority to enact a penalty, could send a shock wave through the market.
  — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Aug 2024