How to Use wave goodbye in a Sentence

wave goodbye

noun
  • Either way, the couple is ready to wave goodbye to this chapter of their lives.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Jockeys ride horses off the track, left, as fans wave goodbye, right, on Saturday.
    Lili Kobielski, NBC news, 29 June 2026
  • Here are the six countertop styles designers are ready to wave goodbye to in 2026.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Atlanta, Georgia Don’t wave goodbye to the holidays just yet.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Then, once your stay is over, guests hop right back on that glacier ferry for one more magical ride back to real life, but not before all those arctic creatures come out to wave goodbye.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
  • They’re only shown briefly departing the White House, giving a Nixon-esque wave goodbye before airlifting out of Washington in a helicopter.
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson are preparing to wave goodbye later this month, while long-serving No 1 Alisson is being pursued by Serie A outfit Juventus.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • If all goes well, Tudor will be able to shake hands with chief executive Vinai Venkatesham and technical director Johan Lange after the home game against Everton on May 24, wave goodbye to the fans, and then get on with the rest of his career.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026

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