8 sentences with 'tail'
Example sentences and phrases with the word tail and other words derived from it.
• « He then prepared some tender lobster tail medallions, still in their shells, flambĂ©ed in an iron skillet with a good armagnac. »
• « The whale made sounds of victory, rolled over, lifted its tail in the air and dived. Her rescuers, drenched, cheered her on. »
• « A flat tail, no hips, skinny legs and, on top of that, a crooked gait. Obviously, she is not a paragon of perfection who has been asked to model jeans; her curves emphasise what should not be emphasised and, on top of that, cause her discomfort. »
• « Lucy had virtually no tail and literally no hip, because the bone that joins the torso to the hip was not well developed. For this reason, Lucy lacked a centre of gravity in her own body and, as a result, her walk was not erect and resembled that of primates. »
• « The skunk's defence mechanism consists of two glands located under its tail, capable of launching its pestilent musk at a distance of up to three metres, with extraordinary accuracy. »
• « If its attacker does not desist, the skunk makes a quick movement with its tail and twists its body into a u-shape so that it can shoot accurately. »
• « Under the leadership of Martin Van Buren, New York's Republican "Bucktail" faction (so called because its members wore a deer's tail on their hats, a symbol of membership in the Tammany Society) gained political power by cultivating loyalty to the will of the majority, not to an elite family or a figure of renown. »