How to Use wave in a Sentence
- The leader of the parade waved a flag.
- Flags were waving in the breeze.
- We waved to our friends through the window.
- She was waving in the direction of the bridge.
- It was so hot that we were all waving our hands in front of our faces to cool off.
- The magician waved his magic wand.
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Trump clapped, waved and raised his fist.
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Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Get ready to wave a very long good-bye.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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My son waves his hands through my light and laughs and laughs.
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Literary Hub,
20 July 2026
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She can be seen waving them through.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2026
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Grinned at the camera and waved.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The driver waved his hand and pulled off.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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No term sheet waving in the wind yet.
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Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The migrants in the boat waved.
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Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Plough isn’t waving a white flag here.
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Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Maybe then Gabe can wave to his mom from the pitch.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
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Williams waved him off and never came back out.
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Paul Hardart,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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The driver didn’t wave us on or tell us to move.
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Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Good, in the driver’s seat, waves cars past her.
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Frank Matt,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
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Campbell stood up and waved as cheers boomed across the venue.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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And don’t even think about waving to mom from the pitch.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
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George waved him off and strode through our flat to the balcony.
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David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Some even waved their arms up and down in an attempt to rile up the crowd.
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Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Those that buy best now could leave others in their wake and wave bye-bye.
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Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2026
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Flags hung off shoulders, waved above heads, and wrapped around waists like capes.
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Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Dre entered my field of vision and waved at me.
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Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Wind gusts of up to 45 knots could push wave heights up to 7 feet.
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Mike Rose,
cleveland,
5 Jan. 2022
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Askarov went out to play the puck after icing was waved off.
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Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Fans waved Italian flags and cheered for the home team's win.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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Yesavage waved his hand, calling for a new ball.
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Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
- The waves crashed onto the rocks.
- She has a wave in her hair.
- Waves of warm air washed over us.
- We got a wave from the Queen.
- The rabbit disappeared with a wave of the magician's wand.
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The girl’s eyes were rolled back, her head kicked helplessly by waves.
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Literary Hub,
16 July 2026
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Sweeney’s long golden blonde hair was styled down in shiny waves with a middle part.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
16 July 2026
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But there were only waves battering against the rocks, and no sign of the house.
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Literary Hub,
9 July 2026
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Asking for a vanilla cold foam on top will give the cool blue drink the look of crashing waves.
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Amy Delaura,
The Washington Examiner,
31 July 2026
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The beach is a 10-minute walk away, perfect for picnics by the rolling waves.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 July 2026
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At the beaches, strong sneaker waves and rip tides are expected to be present again.
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Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
24 July 2026
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That event will trigger the first wave of stock-sale lockups expiring.
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Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
16 July 2026
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Catch surfers riding waves and enjoy live music on oceanfront stages.
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Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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At the center of this wave is a look called the eccentric aunt aesthetic.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 July 2026
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Waiting for us was a pair of mystical swans, surfing the cove’s gentle waves.
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Jessica Sulima,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 July 2026
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The next wave of retail technology will not just be dashboards.
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Richard Kestenbaum,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2026
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Their songs crescendo in waves, surging like radio static, echoing like a drum.
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Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
16 July 2026
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In the video, Williams can be seen diving into a coming wave while holding tight to the boy.
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ABC News,
30 July 2026
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The wind still tore through The Gap, piling waves onto the shore and driving sand across camp.
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John Todd,
Outdoor Life,
9 July 2026
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Breaking waves will reach up to 10 feet along some south and southwest facing beaches and break points.
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Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 July 2026
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Hazards include sneaker waves, strong rip currents, and large breaking waves.
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Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
9 July 2026
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The slower speed of waves on Titan, though, will make catching up to one easier.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
31 July 2026
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By some reports, more than two dozen projects are underway in an unprecedented wave.
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Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2026
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Here, her natural hair was styled in a sleek, avant-garde aesthetic that gelled her front layer in a sharp wave over her forehead.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
9 July 2026
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The lounge boom is also being fueled by a broader wave of airport investment.
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Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2026
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Google has also been hit with a wave of resignations among its top AI researchers.
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Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
23 July 2026
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But outfielder Dominic Smith made his own waves with his first home run since June 6.
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Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
24 July 2026
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There's a sense that the first wave has started to flatten out as a source of real differentiation.
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Dhiraj Adya,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2026
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By afternoon, the wind had built waves big enough to surf, occasionally breaking over the gunwale.
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John Todd,
Outdoor Life,
9 July 2026
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Lifeguards were on high alert on Thursday, telling parents and children playing in the water to move away from breaking waves.
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Michele Gile,
CBS News,
31 July 2026
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