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

I remember his prominent Adam’s apple as he talked about his job doing industrial painting.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2021

Breasting the tape with his head tipped back and Adam’s apple protruding, he collapsed, unable to stand for at least two minutes.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2018

The star of “The Partridge Family,” the one with the wispy voice, fluffy hair and puka-shell enhanced Adam’s apple, died this week.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2017

You could see clearly that it had a head and a neck and a nose and even an Adam’s apple, and some scrubby trees were growing atop it like a crown of wild hair.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs