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fang

[fang] / fæŋ /






NOUN
tusk
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One of its writers, James Jeremias, was loosely inspired by “Interview,” which may be why Kiefer Sutherland’s rebellious vampire, David, feels spiritually closer to Lestat than the sparkly fang boys of “The Twilight Saga.”

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

Once the swelling subsided, the spider's fang marks could be seen as well as the toxin making his way through his foot.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2023

Those are definitely not the hybrids, despite “the fur and fang and fury” that Moreno-Garcia unleashes as justice claws its way through the book’s final pages.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2022

For instance, the tiny structure near the harvestman’s mouth that is similar to a spider’s fang — what tells it what to become?

From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2021

She became so famous for this act that, after she was a victor, she had her teeth cosmetically altered so each one ends in a sharp point like a fang and is inlaid with gold.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

The sighting of the extremely venomous viper, which has the longest fangs of any snake in the world, spurred the Santa Ana Police Department to issue a public advisory accompanied by exclamation points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

When she rebuffs him by calling him an animal, he smiles widely, showcasing fangs one could rightly describe as gorgeous, and coos, “We are all animals, my lady.”

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Scientists have discovered the earliest known evidence of the structures that eventually became spider fangs in a fossil dating back 518 million years.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Devendra, who was a farmer in India, still remembers the moment a snake sank its fangs into his leg while he was picking mulberry leaves.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

In addition to their nasty claws and fangs, they had a powerful ability to manipulate the Mist.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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