Example Sentences

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There is a great deal of anxiety in this depiction of the world of 13 Tongues.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2022

Written All Over Your Face has a slick, funky guitar groove, and two songs - Silver Tongues and She Is Beauty, We Are World Class - see him dipping his toes back into dance music.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2022

Kellman’s most recent books are “Rambling Prose: Essays” and “Nimble Tongues: Studies in Literary Translingualism.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2021

As they work their way through ballet positions, the children are given playful facial expressions by Bereciartu: Tongues stick out when steps become complicated; hilarious frozen smiles appear when they try to balance.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2020

Tongues flicking, some of the moccasins extended to their full lengths while others coiled sluggishly.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen