tongue
Example Sentences
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Across the table, Katherine crossed her eyes and stuck out her tongue.
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As it happens, he didn’t have to be fluent in his new tongue to discuss the medal he won on Monday.
Like a tongue twister, but all in one word.
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And she opened her mouth to scream with laughter, but she had no tongue, and the inside of her mouth was as yellow and smooth as cheese.
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He only remembered flashes—fluffy pink cotton candy that melted on his tongue, hundreds of lights flashing from the rides, music flowing from a nearby stage.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.