tongue
Example Sentences
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If you run your tongue along your lower teeth, you can feel how they point upward toward the roof of your mouth.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
He doesn’t condemn the pursuit outright, but you can feel him biting his tongue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
It could be a slip of the tongue, a flash of anger or even a strong reaction from an audience member.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Numbing spray dripped onto the back of my tongue, its bitter flavor making me want to gag.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
How he picked up a speck of dust and rolled it hard on his black tongue and dropped it into the sea.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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