Adam's apple
Example Sentences
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I stared at Noah’s bobbing Adam’s apple as he suckled at his bottle.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
His narrow-bridged nose, blue eyes, and the way they drooped at the corners looked right, but I remembered a more prominent Adam’s apple than was visible in the photos on television.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2021
Ideally, the beard should end about one finger above your Adam’s apple, he said.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2020
The hyoid is a bone near the Adam’s apple in a man.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2019
Levant was tall enough to be a basketball player, six five or six six, with a large Adam’s apple and tightly curled black hair, and he carried a lantern and a flashlight.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
