Adam's apple
Example Sentences
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Addressing a closeted lover in “Georgie Pie,” Mr. Haggerty asked: “Would your Adam’s apple flutter,/Would both knees turn to butter,/Would you sputter, would you mutter and deny?”
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022
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
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
Mr. Thirsty’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
