tongue-tied
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Even when she became tongue-tied and had to laugh her way out of it, her slips became endearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“And not just Boyle Heights, but the whole district. It’s a pot of mixtures ...” she continued, then stopped, tongue-tied.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
During our studio visit, Bradford turned uncharacteristically tongue-tied when he tried to articulate the sculpture’s relationship to that period.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Even on the first day of his exploratory committee launch, this tension left him tongue-tied.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2023
I'd be able to have some privacy in case I got tongue-tied or started to cry.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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