Adam's apple
Example Sentences
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I stared at Noah’s bobbing Adam’s apple as he suckled at his bottle.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
I remember his prominent Adam’s apple as he talked about his job doing industrial painting.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2021
Ideally, the beard should end about one finger above your Adam’s apple, he said.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2020
On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that Epstein suffered multiple bone breaks in his neck, including the hyoid bone, which in men is near the Adam’s apple.
From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2019
Captain Black chuckled heartily again, and his pointed Adam’s apple jumped up and down with glee inside his scraggly neck.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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