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Wouldn’t our tongues loll back into our throats?

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2023

Members paced back and forth in the chamber, some letting their heads loll back over their chairs.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2023

Unfortunately, one can no longer walk out and loll about on the Hollywood carpet, as was possible in Santa Fe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2022

"There's a scene with Eagly sticking his face out the window of a car and letting us tongue loll," said Baker.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2022

The wolf let his tongue loll out between his teeth, tasting the frigid air, his breath misting as snowflakes melted on his tongue.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The painting portrays a moment in an ancient Cretan myth recounted in Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”: Zeus descends to Earth, transforms himself into a white bull and lolls among the herds belonging to the Phoenician king.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

And when Harry kisses Heather, his tongue lolls out the side of his mouth wriggling back and forth like a blind worm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

The plant fans and the history fans leaned in to admire the perennials and centuries-old trees on the lawns where Commander the dog lolls and Marine One the helicopter lands.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2022

The dog’s snout lolls in the woman’s open palm.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022

His tongue lolls out the side of his mouth as the boat makes its way across the Puget Sound.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

"I hope one day there will be a cinema, so I can go to the cinema and eat popcorn," said 13-year-old Mohammad Zidan as other children lolled in the sand, giggling at the cartoon.

From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2023

The bike’s rear tire whirred in place, kicking up water and mud while the sidecar — a hospital bed on wheels, under a white canvas canopy — lolled dangerously.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

They bobbed and lolled in it, drank it — hot, sometimes sulfurous-smelling water that, as one ad promised, “sparkles and foams like champagne!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2021

"He opened his mouth, lolled his tongue, and with child-like abandon licked an imaginary cone, his diamond pinky ring sparkling in the bar lights," Kucinich writes.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2021

I lolled on my back and worked on my tablecloth listlessly, to preserve my mother’s fantasy that I’d be getting married one day, and after a while it began to draw me in.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

TOPANGA, Calif.— L.A.’s newest celebrity enjoys strolling the Malibu coast, dining on sushi, and lolling about the backyards of the rich and famous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

Indeed, perked up ears with a tongue lolling does not read as scared so much as “squirrel!”

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2025

Let us recall that many Americans have opted for the proverbial staycation — dutifully staying at home during their time off and lolling in the backyard rather than at a fancy resort or theme park.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2023

The Capri is a souped-up 1963 property with 30 guest rooms, a pool, whirlpool and grassy area often used for lolling and special events, and a Mediterranean-style rock wall dominating the lobby.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2022

Her head is lolling about on her shoulders and her mouth is half open.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García