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

The hyoid is a bone near the Adam’s apple in a man.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2019

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

“Yes,” The Goober said, swallowing, his Adam’s apple doing a dance in that long thin neck.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier