tongue

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It was a slip of the tongue, but one that could have been corrected immediately.

From BBC

The ring for this match was oversized, roughly the square footage of Wyoming, providing Paul plenty of room to run, skip, backpedal, and, weirdly, flick a lizard tongue at a circling Joshua.

From The Wall Street Journal

Paul responded by sticking out his tongue, playing to the theatre.

From BBC

It just created this real, almost, like, subconscious intimacy because it’s the mother tongue.

From Los Angeles Times

“Make sure you do not bite your tongue when it comes to the Edison case.”

From Los Angeles Times