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.
• 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
• 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
• Gonzalez waves with two fingers before the truck heads back to the field.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Green Bay escapee Rodgers arrived on the field waving the flag on 9/11, and soon found himself on a cart.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
• The band also posted footage of the whole band performing the song, with hundreds of fans waving their hands and singing along.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
• And wave the flag to say that this is happening, this is happening.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
• And while American flags waved in the wind, Indian flags did as well.
  — Giles Bruce, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
• Many of us today wave our phones with Apple Pay or whatnot.
  — Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
• King’s manager waved them off: Unlike most of the others, B.B. was booked.
  — John Belushi, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
• An American flag hung from the rear of the watercraft while German colors waved in the front.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2023
• He is accused of waving the paper around in front of people.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2023

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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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The next day, at 4 P.M., another wave of water came, even higher than the first, and destroyed many of the structures that still stood.
  — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
• Faith Pinho: Amber scattered the ashes and stayed for a little while by the crashing waves.
  — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
• When those protections expired, the city adopted new rules meant to shield at-risk renters from a wave of evictions.
  — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
• Snap's cuts join the grim wave of tech companies of all sizes that have already laid off thousands of workers this year.
  — Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
• In fact, nothing says wedding guest more than a princess tiara and mermaid waves—just try not to be late for the ceremony.
  — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 10 July 2023
• Far below, deep blue waters are frothing with noisy waves.
  — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 July 2023
• Its sprawling shoreline invites sunseekers to bask on the sand or embrace the rolling waves.
  — Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2023
• In 2022, some of these voters swung back toward the GOP, but not all, as Republican hopes of a red wave fizzled out in most of the country.
  — Ben Jacobs, The New Republic, 21 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024