tongue

Example Sentences

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Fold a touch of Greek yogurt into hand-whipped cream: the yogurt keeps it airy and adds a subtle tang that cuts through sweetness, creating tension on the tongue.

From Salon

Last month, he sat down for a tongue bath of an interview with Carlson, which the former Fox News host justified by bluntly declaring Fuentes’ popularity demanded it.

From Salon

My tongue felt like someone had snuck a paperweight inside it.

From Salon

However, most of the time his uniform still sports the Chinese transliteration, and Chinese-speaking broadcasters announce him using tonal Mandarin and soft Gs, rather than the hard Gs of the Indigenous tongue.

From Los Angeles Times

This shocking coral fungi can resemble licking tongues of flame, ranging from lemon yellow to a burnt orange.

From Salon