How to Use wave in a Sentence

wave

1 of 2 verb

• 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.
• Drag queens in tall crowns waved at the crowd from the Indy Pride Float.
  — Alex Haddon, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2024
• Third base coach Dale Sveum waved Mueller around third, but he was thrown out at the plate.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024
• Chen and the boys waved back at them from the window of a bus, a scene that Mizrahi spotted on TV.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• But the flag is waved off because it’s ruled the player was blocked into Gould.
  — Nick Daschel | [e-mail], oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
• The Court waved away concerns about the very predictable health impacts of Dobbs.
  — The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
• At rallies across Israel, the largest in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, crowds chanted and waved signs and flags.
  — Mallory Moench, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
• Among the crowd were children waving palms and olive branches.
  — Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2023
• Then hold the dryer an inch or two from the fabric and wave the nozzle around the wrinkled area.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
• In the video, fans can be seen standing and dancing, waving their phones in the air with the flashlights turned on.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
• Gonzalez waves with two fingers before the truck heads back to the field.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
• Gavin Lux stroked a single to left, and Pages was waved home by third base coach Dino Ebel.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
• Johnson held the trophy and rapped her lyrics while waving her arms.
  — Kris Rhim, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
• No one had his back, and ultimately a barista waved her in.
  — Boris Kachka, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
• The video shows Foxx on a boat on the Chicago River Sunday waving to fans.
  — Rodney Ho, ajc, 10 July 2023
• He was seen waving to a passing vessel that gave him a cheer.
  — David Matthews New York Daily News (tns), al, 10 July 2023
• Warren did not want to wave a wand and have nothing happen.
  — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• The video then switched to the father and daughter waving at the camera while sitting in a classic car.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
• Namazi smiled and waved from the jet’s steps, appearing to savor the moment.
  — John Hudson, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
• Styles quickly shook off the hit and continued to wave and thank the audience.
  — Janelle Ash, Fox News, 3 July 2023
• The dancer and robot marched, circled each other and waved matching ropes.
  — Phoebe Connelly, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
• To wave it, to point it, to pull the trigger like actors do — in ways that would be lethal in the real world, but are not lethal on a movie set.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
• The figure in the back, all but obscured by the tinting, waved gamely through an open one-third slice of window as the SUV slid by us.
  — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• Soccer crowds, at the Paris Olympics and right here at home, love chanting, blowing horns and waving flags.
  — Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
• Dressed in a glittering costume, the voyager rappelled down from the top of the stadium and performed an acrobatic piece as two more mysterious figures attached the flag of Greece to a pole and waved it in the air.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Aug. 2024

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wave

2 of 2 noun

• 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.
• The bright blonde tips of her long waves rippled all the way to her midriff.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 22 Sep. 2023
• For centuries, waves crashed against the sandy beaches of the east coast of England.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
• Lopez wore her hair in loose waves, parted at the middle.
  — Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023
• Add some subtle beach waves to give the hair style some texture.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
• The rest of her hair was left in loose, tousled waves that cascaded to her chest.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 4 Oct. 2023
• Her brunette hair was styled into beach waves with bangs framing the face.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 7 May 2023
• Months later, the style and variation on the trend still makes waves on the red carpet.
  — Julia Teti, WWD, 11 July 2024
• In January, large waves and high tides destroyed parts of the town’s wharf.
  — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
• The first wave of artists set to perform at the festival has now been announced.
  — Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Pitchfork, 12 Oct. 2023
• Intel plans a fresh wave of layoffs in the wake of a steep decline in revenue over the last six months.
  — Mike Rogoway | [e-mail], oregonlive, 8 May 2023
• The Aztecs came at exhausted teams in waves a season ago.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
• It's been making waves in the cannabis world recently, but just how much Delta-8 THC is in it?
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2023
• Her lengthy red hair cascaded all the way toward her hips in the lightest of waves.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 3 Aug. 2023
• The agony came in waves as the wounded Ukrainian soldier in the back of the ambulance slipped in and out of consciousness.
  — Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• Chopped right at the chin, her new cut was styled with a middle part, a hint of wave, and a little layering around the face.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 12 Mar. 2024
• Popko said most injuries were caused by windows blown out by the blast wave.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2023
• From retro high ponytails to long, loose waves, Appleton is the king of a show-stopping ’do.
  — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 24 July 2024
• The vertical displacement of the seafloor would cause a tsunami and push waves toward the coast of Japan.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
• Her golden hair was left flowing down in loose waves, and her makeup was kept light.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 18 May 2023
• Lipa wore her newly red hair in loose waves around her face with a matching glossed lip.
  — Glamour, 4 Feb. 2024
• The heat wave has set dozens of all-time records and has been linked to deaths in California, Oregon and Nevada.
  — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
• Jules showed off her strength and balance in a slew of bikinis and thong one-piece swimsuits while riding some waves.
  — Emily J. Shiffer, Women's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
• Haiti has been gripped by a wave of unrest and gang violence in recent years.
  — Michael Rios, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
• The world’s automakers stumbled through parts shortages and waves of virus spikes.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2024
• Rather than her usual voluminous waves, Lively pulled her hair into a sleek high ponytail.
  — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024