tongs
Example Sentences
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I may need to open my emails with metal tongs for the next 48 hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Ms Hall had told police and paramedics she had got the knife out to cut garlic bread and placed them next to some tongs.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025
Use clean tongs, cutting boards and plates for serving cooked food.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
He recommends putting oil on a paper towel to rub on the grill using a pair of tongs.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
“Three minutes, who’s up?” he announced, upending an extraordinary ormolu-gilt hourglass and displaying a boiled egg with a pair of silver sugar tongs.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
