How to Use zag in a Sentence

zag

1 of 2 noun

• Where will your zig-zag career take you next?
  — Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
• But this time, its path appeared to zig-zag.
  — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
• Turn up the heat with spicy cashews and a zig-zag of Sriracha mayo.
  — Sarah Gish, kansascity, 2 July 2018
• The weight of the lines vary, which gives off a sort of zig-zag pattern.
  — Jordan Culver, OrlandoSentinel.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• But in this episode, zigging where a zag is called for serves the story well.
  — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2021
• This garter stitch scarf can be knit in any size, and the zig-zag detail on the edges is fun.
  — Mary Mooney | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 11 May 2017
• Yet the line has too many zigs and zags and ups and downs to clinch a causal connection.
  — Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2020
• Quantity makes the conflicts zig and zag.
  — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
• Yet Wiley’s own path would zig where many expected a zag.
  — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Mar. 2026
• Strands form very tight, small curls of zig-zags right from the scalp and are prone to major shrinkage.
  — Joane Amay, Allure, 19 Jan. 2018
• Zig-zags, defense, picking up full(-court) and stuff like that.
  — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
• Poulin wears a zig-zag scar, ear to ear across the top of his head, but never thought of giving up either.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 1 June 2018
• After pulling the elastic through the hem, take the two elastic ends, overlap them and zig-zag stitch over it.
  — USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2017
• Instead, take black face paint and brush on zig-zag lines going from the top of your neck to your collar bone region.
  — Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 6 Sep. 2018
• Baker, in socks with no shoes, begins running in a zig-zag pattern across the blacktop.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego U-T Preps, 15 Dec. 2017
• There are traditional front-backs, zig-zags, and dozens of other styles to choose from.
  — Amira Rasool, InStyle, 8 June 2026
• And not just any birthday leggings, zazzy ones with colorful zig-zags!
  — Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 15 Sep. 2017
• And gets to wear cool underwear every day with things like lighting bolts and zig-zags that has his name on it.
  — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 22 Sep. 2017
• When the fashion world zigs, Wes Gordon zags.
  — Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025
• As the fixations grow along with the zig-zags of regressions, the screen fills with purple.
  — Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 18 June 2018
• Like any good movie, the behind-the-scenes story of They Fight had some zigs and zags of its own.
  — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
• Like many young companies, Munchkin Fun has taken a few zigs and zags.
  — Jane Wooldridge, miamiherald, 25 Mar. 2018
• The Zags made eight second-half baskets with a championship on the line.
  — Mark Bradley, ajc, 4 Apr. 2017
• Rather than opting for the usual green or red, the monarch chose a deep teal coat with a zig-zag detail along the button placket.
  — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
• Carey was briefly trampled in the rush before getting to his feet and racing in a zig-zag pattern toward the fences.
  — Andrew Jensen, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Nov. 2019
• This past year, the zigs and zags of the rift accelerated rapidly.
  — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 12 July 2017
• Next up, a tuxedo shirt with an intricate sequin bib, a pattern of blue, black, tan, and white stripes and zig-zags.
  — Arianna Rebolini, Esquire, 24 July 2017
• Go for diamonds of varying sizes, zig-zag lines, thin contrasting lines, or even a yellow and blue design.
  — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2023
• Bella paired the look with leather thigh-high boots and a zig-zag headband that is giving this writer serious flashbacks.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2022
• Going back to the zig-zag theory, the T-Wolves have to slow down the pace in Game 2.
  — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026

zag

2 of 2 verb

• The causes of the zig and zag in sales aren’t hard to figure out.
  — Justin Lahart, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2021
• That’s been the ethos of these Rams all along, to zig when others zag.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
• When everyone else zigs, you zag.
  — Talbott Roche, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• Thinking outside the box, knowing when to zig, and when to zag.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2019
• And that would be such a Celtics move, to zig when others expect them to zag.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
• And some companies zig as others zag.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
• This is not to say that Gruden’s path is wrong — there’s room to zag when the rest of the league zigs.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2019
• These days, when most Big Tech stocks zig, Apple’s shares zag.
  — Phil Serafino, Bloomberg, 18 Feb. 2026
• The race track consisted of zig-zag lines four to six nanometers wide on a gold surface.
  — Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2022
• But every time producers zigged, the pandemic would once again force them to zag.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2021
• Instead, zig toward the most promising tangle or thicket in front of you, then zag to the next.
  — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 24 Dec. 2020
• What Chris and the writers have always done well is find a way to zig or zag in a way that feels organic.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 June 2026
• That’s not ideal, exactly; the best knuckleballs often zig and zag away from the mitt.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 1 July 2017
• However, the show is supposed to unfold across five seasons, so there's plenty of time left for a zig to zag.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 14 Jan. 2022
• Sometimes saving money and steering clear of lines is all about zigging when other people zag.
  — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Apr. 2019
• Creative marketing should zag when everything else zigs.
  — Sean Dallaskidd, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• The gates on a slalom course are the closest together, requiring skiers to zig and zag quickly, making turns with rapid speed.
  — Time, 15 Feb. 2018
• As other investors zig towards AI, the smart activists will zag down the mountain.
  — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 June 2026
• The economy zigged when it was supposed to zag, and even the professionals are searching for answers.
  — Martha C. White, CNN, 22 July 2022
• Wardle’s Braves have found real success zigging while opponents zag toward man-to-man.
  — Jim Root, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• As much as the young offensive mind trend caught on post-2017, there appears to be a wave of teams trying to zig while others zag.
  — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
• Where previous presidents zigged, the 45th almost always wants to zag.
  — Philip Rucker and Seung Min Kim, chicagotribune.com, 1 July 2018
• The Music Branch has a reputation for zigging where pundits expect them to zag.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
• After years of multiple outfit changes and heels, what would editors and influencers wear to zig-zag around a city by foot, bicycle, or train?
  — Emily Farra, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2021
• But in 2021, Belichick zigged when everyone expected him to zag.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2021
• Ellie Richard’s brooms have handles that zig and zag into myriad nonfunctional forms.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2019
• Even in 2025, a wire can zig-zag through multiple banks, each potentially requiring a fee and adding hours.
  — Alvin Kan, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
• The economy zigs then zags The GDP data is a mixed bag and provides some clues to the answer.
  — Christopher Decker, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2023
• Who can make a crashing defensive end zig while Micah Welch or Dallan Hayden zag.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2025
• The bold marble zig-zag flooring, black, white and grey with flashes of jade, is set against smart navy velvet seating, silk cushions and sleek surfaces, giving a gleaming appeal.
  — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021