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
In girls transitioning to boys, testosterone generally leads to permanent voice-lowering, facial hair and protrusion of the Adam’s apple, said Dr. Stephanie Roberts, a specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital’s Gender Management Service.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2022
I remember his prominent Adam’s apple as he talked about his job doing industrial painting.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2021
A medical examiner who performed the autopsy determined that Mr. Epstein had a broken hyoid bone, which is near the Adam’s apple, the person familiar with the report said.
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2019
My eyes open to a blue light hovering above my Adam's apple, and the light moves down to my sternum and melts like a glacier, over and into my ribs, warm and salty.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
