native tongue
Example Sentences
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For the first time in their history, the English possessed, in their own hands and in their native tongue, the entire New Testament.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
She has no background in instruction, and the only language that she and her pupils share is English, which is not a native tongue for any of them.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2024
There are some handshakes before Khal talks to the waitress in German and then switches back to Arabic, his native tongue.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024
French became my native tongue, even though English is now my strongest language because I've been working in English as a journalist for 25 or 26 years.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2024
Trickery is not my native tongue, but I may learn to speak it yet.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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