tummy

Example Sentences

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Dorinnia Carville said about 12,000 operations, which include tummy tucks and tonsillectomies, were carried out in 2023-24 without any assurance they complied with government policy.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

One of the displays at the UAW event was titled, “Evolution in your tummy: on the hunt for adaptations in the microbiome to improve health.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

"She doesn't feel well, her tummy often hurts."

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

A 1793 cartoon designed to imitate The Bum Shop called Cestina Warehouse or Belly Piece Shop shows two salesmen attending women who are shopping for tummy pads.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

But just as a scrumptious tarte Philippe will cause the most dreadful tummy ache if eaten in excess, too much optimism can plunge one into the precarious state of mind known as “optoomuchism.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood