tongue

Example Sentences

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Her tongue escaped the side of her mouth as she labored.

From Literature

The cub’s rasping tongue on his wrists brought him back to the present.

From Literature

The urge to bring it all up again bubbled inside me, but I warned myself it wasn’t the right time, since my last angry words were still hot on my tongue.

From Literature

“Yes, I can see well enough,” I managed in the French that still tasted new on my tongue, and then tried to figure out what else a competent, sophisticated girl might say in response.

From Literature

"Exposed rock ledges, sections of ice breaking away and glacier tongues collapsing in on themselves are increasingly shaping the landscape."

From BBC