tongs

Example Sentences

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He said that while his Labour and Conservative opponents would be going "hammer and tongs to discredit each other" he would be going "hammer and tongs" for Scotland.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

Ms. Tapia has been looking for her son, Gustavo Daryl, since he was abducted in 2018 from his food stand, apron on and grill tongs in hand.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

While muffins are still warm, use tongs to dip each muffin in melted butter and pecan-sugar mixture, or use a pastry brush to brush butter on each muffin before rolling in pecan sugar.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

Using tongs, grab 5 to 7 chunks of chicken tikka and distribute the pieces over the chana masala.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2024

Mother and Viola followed behind with a basket filled with hairpins and ribbons and tongs.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly