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

His narrow-bridged nose, blue eyes, and the way they drooped at the corners looked right, but I remembered a more prominent Adam’s apple than was visible in the photos on television.

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

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

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

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier