tongs

Example Sentences

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Add the lobster meat and toss to combine using tongs.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024

Mr Adams said all sorts of things had been discovered by his builders, including coins, pistol balls and Victorian curling tongs, but the Hebrew writing had captured people's attention.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

Ms. Tapia has been looking for her son, Gustavo Daryl, since he was abducted in 2018 from his food stand, apron on and grill tongs in hand.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

While muffins are still warm, use tongs to dip each muffin in melted butter and pecan-sugar mixture, or use a pastry brush to brush butter on each muffin before rolling in pecan sugar.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

Coaxing a fresh blaze with a blowpipe, he found tongs and with them held a portion of the collar carefully to the blast, his corded, brown old back gleaming with the heat.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw