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a
: one of the sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a zigzag course
b
: one of the short straight lines or sections of a zigzag course at an angle to a zig
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Examples of zag in a Sentence
Verb
the crowd roared as the clown on the bicycle zagged while the other clowns, in hot pursuit, zigged
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Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
Going forward, the plot zigs and zags, dipping in and out of each character’s life.
—Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The professor-like spins of senior Peyton Levine, meanwhile, offer plenty of zig and zag for the Foxes.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Pairings that go down easy and offer just enough zag.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
Going forward, the plot zigs and zags, dipping in and out of each character’s life.
—Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Verb
From there, however, Alcaraz zags where the others zig, inverting one of the fundamentals of tennis probability.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The professor-like spins of senior Peyton Levine, meanwhile, offer plenty of zig and zag for the Foxes.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Zag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zag. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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