tongs
Example Sentences
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I may need to open my emails with metal tongs for the next 48 hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He recommends putting oil on a paper towel to rub on the grill using a pair of tongs.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
And in 2021, F1 had one of its greatest-ever seasons with Mercedes and Red Bull going at it hammer and tongs with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 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
Redbeard had been carrying the tongs when they attacked the cabin.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
