Waved is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Waved meaning
simple past and past participle of wave
Using Waved
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of wave
- In the example corpus, waved often appears in combinations such as: and waved, waved to, waved at.
Context around Waved
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Waved
- In this selection, "waved" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lula, mirgliotta, flag, flags, away and goodbye stand out and add context to how "waved" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include al horford waved his hand and and then waved to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "waved" sits close to words such as armored, atrocities and badge, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with waved
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Al Horford waved his hand, signaling for more. (8 words)
Attendees waved flags, danced and sang in support of the right to self-identification. (14 words)
A penalty appeal was waved aside in the closing stages after Steven Anderson went down in the box. (18 words)
Adesanya followed Pereira down to the mat but referee Dan Mirgliotta waved the fight off, returning the Nigerian-born New Zealander to the top of the middleweight pile, a weight class he has dominated for the last four years. (39 words)
Busch apologized over the radio and then waved to the crowd to signal he was “OK” as he walked to the waiting ambulance – and hasn’t been inside a Cup car for a race since. (35 words)
David Coote waved away what would have been a harsh spot-kick, the Oxford defender sliding to block the ball and at the very least saved from a second look by the lack of VAR. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Even just this morning, he waved at me while I crossed the street with my dog, and when I say he waved, it was like a huge, friendly motion.
From a two-story soundstage above Avenida Paulista, the city’s main thoroughfare, Lula waved and blew kisses, as his supporters danced and sang and waved flags bearing images of his face.
Adesanya followed Pereira down to the mat but referee Dan Mirgliotta waved the fight off, returning the Nigerian-born New Zealander to the top of the middleweight pile, a weight class he has dominated for the last four years.
A few times he waved to friends at the back of the theater where his partner Alexandra Grant and more friends danced and cheered.
After the game, Clemson star linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. waved a giant Tiger paw flag at midfield — and planted its pole on the Gamecocks' logo.
After the green flag waved for the final overtime, three drivers separated themselves from the field on the penultimate lap of the event.
Al Horford waved his hand, signaling for more.
And the 23-year-old appeared to be welling up when he waved goodbye to fans for the final time.
A penalty appeal was waved aside in the closing stages after Steven Anderson went down in the box.
At one point, Clark literally waved off South Carolina guard Raven Johnson as Johnson stood undefended with the ball on the perimeter.
Attendees waved flags, danced and sang in support of the right to self-identification.
At the NDP launch the evening of March 18 at the Sir Olva Georges Plaza, an energetic crowd of fewer than 100 waved and cheered.
Badeed, who joined us in the kitchen, wore a black hijab with pearls and waved her hands as she spoke of leaving Somalia as a single mother in the 1990s.
Bubba held up his bloody fist and waved it in the faces of the heels while telling them that it was Dreamer’s blood.
Busch apologized over the radio and then waved to the crowd to signal he was “OK” as he walked to the waiting ambulance – and hasn’t been inside a Cup car for a race since.
Celtic huffed and puffed but failed to find a leveller after Killie opened the scoring with a few half-chances and half-shouts for penalties waved away.
CNN Turk showed rescue workers carrying her to an ambulance as she waved, strapped into a stretcher and wearing a neck brace.
Crowds of protesters waved the blue and white Israeli flags that have become a feature of protests and chanted several slogans against Netanyahu.
David Coote waved away what would have been a harsh spot-kick, the Oxford defender sliding to block the ball and at the very least saved from a second look by the lack of VAR.
Demonstrators climbed on top of the square’s fountains as the mostly peaceful group waved flags and banners on Saturday afternoon.
Common combinations with waved
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and waved 33×
- waved to 21×
- waved at 17×
- waved off 16×
- he waved 15×
- waved the 13×
- waved away 13×
- waved flags 9×
- waved goodbye 7×
- waved his 6×