tongs

Example Sentences

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Ms Hall had told police and paramedics she had got the knife out to cut garlic bread and placed them next to some tongs.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

Add the lobster meat and toss to combine using tongs.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 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

He dropped the hammer and tongs from his hands and snatched a pitchfork from the wall.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls