zag
to move in one of the two directions followed in a zigzag course: First we zigged, then we zagged, trying to avoid the bull.
Origin of zag
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How to use zag in a sentence
The undercover later returned to get his shirts and the manager, Jamshid Bahrami, presented him with the Zig-Zags.
Florida has a way of bucking national trends in off-year elections, zigging left when the rest of the country zags right.
The road from the head of the pass to San Martino, once a monastery, is by stupendous zig-zags cut through a splendid forest.
Tyrol and its People | Clive HollandThe line it takes is composed of an infinity of zig-zags, going up and down, and from right to left.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierWhy do we not make our curve describe the most capricious zig-zags?
He shuffled stealthily, his feet scarcely leaving the ground, in a series of zig-zags across the sidewalk.
The Gray Mask | Wadsworth CampBeneath, in the underbrush, fire-flies glittered, avoiding each other in abrupt ziz-zags and sudden loops of flame.
A Transient Guest | Edgar Saltus
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