tongue-tied
Example Sentences
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Heinicke, a 10-year NFL veteran, has spent the last three weeks learning the complex scheme that at first had him tongue-tied while calling out a play.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024
Still others remained tongue-tied about the “quandary” at hand, as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio put it.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2024
Speech production is a complex neural phenomenon that has left researchers explaining it tongue-tied.
From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 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
He hung his head, feeling tongue-tied and naive.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
