Examples of wave goodbye in a Sentence
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Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson are preparing to wave goodbye later this month, while long-serving No 1 Alisson is being pursued by Serie A outfit Juventus.
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James Pearce, New York Times, 12 May 2026
They’re only shown briefly departing the White House, giving a Nixon-esque wave goodbye before airlifting out of Washington in a helicopter.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 19 Feb. 2026
Atlanta, Georgia Don’t wave goodbye to the holidays just yet.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Then, once your stay is over, guests hop right back on that glacier ferry for one more magical ride back to real life, but not before all those arctic creatures come out to wave goodbye.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Either way, the couple is ready to wave goodbye to this chapter of their lives.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
The Bucks had to rip the bandage off and wave goodbye to Damian Lillard, stretching his cap hit over five years in a move that had fans and analysts heated.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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James Pearce, New York Times, 12 May 2026
They’re only shown briefly departing the White House, giving a Nixon-esque wave goodbye before airlifting out of Washington in a helicopter.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 19 Feb. 2026
Atlanta, Georgia Don’t wave goodbye to the holidays just yet.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Then, once your stay is over, guests hop right back on that glacier ferry for one more magical ride back to real life, but not before all those arctic creatures come out to wave goodbye.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Either way, the couple is ready to wave goodbye to this chapter of their lives.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
The Bucks had to rip the bandage off and wave goodbye to Damian Lillard, stretching his cap hit over five years in a move that had fans and analysts heated.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
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“Wave goodbye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wave%20goodbye. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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