tongue

Example Sentences

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Like a tongue twister, but all in one word.

From Literature

And she opened her mouth to scream with laughter, but she had no tongue, and the inside of her mouth was as yellow and smooth as cheese.

From Literature

He only remembered flashes—fluffy pink cotton candy that melted on his tongue, hundreds of lights flashing from the rides, music flowing from a nearby stage.

From Literature

And with that thought a bad feeling came over me that started in my stomach and traveled out my legs and arms and ended up in my toes, my fingers, and even my tongue.

From Literature

But that authenticity was also palpable in Martin’s performance on Sunday — a vindication for all the years his mother tongue was manipulated in the mainstream.

From Los Angeles Times