1
: a slender staff carried in a procession : verge
2
: a slender rod used by conjurers and magicians
3
: a slat six feet by two inches used as a target in archery
also
: a narrow strip of paper pasted vertically on a target face
4
: any of various pipelike devices
especially
: the rigid tube between the hose and the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner
5
: a handheld device used to enter information (as from a bar code) into a computer
Examples of wand in a Sentence
The cashier used a wand to scan the bar code.
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Images of the 70-year-old politician waving bubble wands and waiting in line for rides at the park received swift backlash, including from Republicans.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Another version used the bubble-wand photo to give Graham a pink Cinderella-style dress and a set of Mini Mouse ears, complete with perky red bow.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Plus, it’s designed for freestanding storage; just clip the hand vac to the base of the wand and tuck it away.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Days later, the outlet posted photos of Graham visiting Walt Disney World, including one showing the senator holding a bubble wand at Magic Kingdom.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Another version used the bubble-wand photo to give Graham a pink Cinderella-style dress and a set of Mini Mouse ears, complete with perky red bow.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Plus, it’s designed for freestanding storage; just clip the hand vac to the base of the wand and tuck it away.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Days later, the outlet posted photos of Graham visiting Walt Disney World, including one showing the senator holding a bubble wand at Magic Kingdom.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Wand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wand. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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wand
noun1
: a slender rod used in performing magic
2
: a light rod or tube
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