Adam's apple
Example Sentences
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I remember his prominent Adam’s apple as he talked about his job doing industrial painting.
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
Breasting the tape with his head tipped back and Adam’s apple protruding, he collapsed, unable to stand for at least two minutes.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2018
The veins in his cheeks were broken and smashed flat and appeared as a sort of blue paste beneath his skin; his Adam’s apple bulged like a toad’s.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
