tongue
Example Sentences
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After puberty, she said, growth hormone won’t make bones grow long, but other parts of the body may grow disproportionately, including the hands, feet, jaw and tongue.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
If you run your tongue along your lower teeth, you can feel how they point upward toward the roof of your mouth.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
"So I usually switch between my mother tongue, which is Marathi, and English," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Numbing spray dripped onto the back of my tongue, its bitter flavor making me want to gag.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
They’re coming out so easily now, just sliding off my tongue, like secrets whispered in the dark.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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