tongue

Example Sentences

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In the video, the snake flicks its tongue, a common sensory behavior used to detect chemical cues in the air and identify nearby prey or potential predators.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Her tongue escaped the side of her mouth as she labored.

From Literature

The cub’s rasping tongue on his wrists brought him back to the present.

From Literature

The urge to bring it all up again bubbled inside me, but I warned myself it wasn’t the right time, since my last angry words were still hot on my tongue.

From Literature