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