tongue

Example Sentences

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For the first time in their history, the English possessed, in their own hands and in their native tongue, the entire New Testament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

You put a little bit under your tongue and it dissolves, and it’s got like every single mineral in it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

The report said it was very likely that the glacier tongue would break off in the coming years, splitting the glacier in two.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The meal begins with scallop brightened with currant and rye-seasoned buttermilk, then slow-cooked reindeer, sirloin and tongue, finished over wood, mushroom purée beneath and fermented cabbage cutting richness.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

I closed my teeth tight over the edge of my tongue.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff