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dodge, duck, jink, sidestep, slalom, weave
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The kids were running in circles and zigzags around the yard. He's wearing a shirt with red zigzags on it.Verb
We saw a motorcycle zigzagging on the highway. The player with the ball zigzagged back and forth down the field. A dirt road zigzags up the steep hill to our cabin.
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Photos and video published by CNA and by witnesses on Facebook show the train’s white and red carriages splayed out in a zigzag pattern along a bend in the track. — Josh Chin, WSJ, "Taiwanese Passenger Train Derailment Kills 18," 22 Oct. 2018 Emily Evans Eerdmans: The first thing that jumped out at me is the jazzy zigzag in the living room. — Emily Evans Eerdmans, House Beautiful, "Designer Christina Murphy on Decorating a Colorful Park Avenue Apartment," 6 May 2012 Analysts said the decision to exclude China is another zigzag in the Trump administration's relations with Beijing, which has veered from controversy to accommodation, sometimes day by day. — David S. Cloud, latimes.com, "Pentagon bars China from joining naval exercise in the Pacific," 23 May 2018 Photo: Alice Gao High Style A zigzag-shape island from Belgium kitchen manufacturer Obumex has light-reflecting bands of solid copper or brass, brushed oak cabinetry and a black lava-stone countertop. — Karen Bruno, WSJ, "Kitchen Islands Emerge as Luxury Home Must-Have," 5 July 2018 The Los Angeles Conservancy, which sued over the 229-unit project, had argued that 8150 Sunset could be designed in a way that preserves the bank building, known for its zigzag roof and other features. — David Zahniser, latimes.com, "Court OKs demolition of Hollywood building for Frank Gehry project, dealing a blow to preservationists," 28 Mar. 2018 The mood was solemn and subdued as those in attendance filed peacefully through a zigzag of stanchions filling the center floor. — New York Times, "XXXTentacion Is Mourned by Thousands at a Memorial in Florida," 27 June 2018 With one of the most popular World Cup kits in recent memory, Nigeria has grabbed plenty of eyeballs in Russia with its stylish zigzag jerseys. — Connor Grossman, SI.com, "The Story Behind Nigeria's Vibrant World Cup Jerseys," 25 June 2018 One of the first people to pull off this feat, a photographer from Philadelphia named William Nicholson Jennings, explicitly set out to prove the inaccuracy of the conventional lightning zigzag. — Steph Yin, New York Times, "Do You Know What Lightning Really Looks Like?," 11 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Colombia’s Egan Bernal proved his worth — and more — by working as a trailblazer for Sky teammates Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome up the zigzagging ascent of Alpe d’Huez. — Joseph Wilson, The Seattle Times, "Colombia’s Egan Bernal is the Tour de France’s budding star," 23 July 2018 Now visitors had to zigzag back and forth through a 520-meter maze—20 more meters than the legal requirement—to order a drink. — Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, "Pass Through a Maze to Enter This Bar in India? Challenge Accepted," 16 July 2018 Simplified, zigzag images of lightning are also culturally ingrained (think of the lightning emoji or the common symbol for electricity). — Steph Yin, New York Times, "Do You Know What Lightning Really Looks Like?," 11 June 2018 For example, someone may see flashing light or zigzag lines or feel pins and needles sensations in an arm or leg, Dr. Green says. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "8 Myths People With Migraines Wish You’d Stop Believing," 23 Oct. 2018 Outside the conference room, a pre–Fashion Week scene unfolds: iPhone alarms are ringing unchecked, staffers are zigzagging about. — Nick Remsen, Vogue, "Before Her Official London Fashion Week Debut, Alexa Chung Gets Candid About Her Past, Her Business, and Her Transatlantic Homecoming," 14 Sep. 2018 Start at the bottom, stringing your lights by zigzagging them through the tree in quadrants, section by section, versus around the tree. — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Here's How to Hang Christmas Lights on Your Tree," 8 Dec. 2017 Made from narrow, zigzagged raffia tape, this mega-hat is easy to pin or scrunch back, so the face is visible and less communal space is taken. — Linda Dyett, The Seattle Times, "Hats are big this summer. Really, really big," 16 Aug. 2018 Choose from one of the courses developed for children that include tunnels, zigzag bridges and swinging logs with zip-lining at the end. — Colleen Creamer, New York Times, "36 Hours in Chattanooga," 24 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'zigzag.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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