tongue

Example Sentences

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They have no teeth and instead of biting and chewing, they use their long tongues to lap up thousands of ants or termites a day in the wild.

From BBC

That was almost enough to rob his tongue of the sweetness of the frybread—it had almost robbed him of Harry.

From Literature

They’re coming out so easily now, just sliding off my tongue, like secrets whispered in the dark.

From Literature

Clare realized he was panting, his tongue practically lolling out of his mouth.

From Literature

We started writing this two years ago, before AI was at the tip of everyone’s tongues.

From Los Angeles Times