How to Use tongue in a Sentence
- They speak the same tongue.
- The taste of the spice was still on her tongue.
- The cow ran its tongue over its lips.
- The little girl stuck her tongue out at me.
- He spoke in a foreign tongue.
- English is my native tongue.
- His sharp tongue is going to get him into trouble someday.
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The words rolled right off his tongue.
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Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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By the way, my tongue is still black.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
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That one didn't roll right off the tongue.
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Marci Robin,
Allure,
23 Feb. 2026
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Her name was on the tip of many tongues.
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Carl’s name perched on the tip of her tongue.
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Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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His eyes were glassed over and his tongue was swollen.
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Sabrina Reed,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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My tongue would be black in the morning.
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Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Karl has never been one to bite his tongue.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Feb. 2026
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There are nasal vents, nose clips, chin straps, tongue sleeves and more.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Your tongue and your tummy will thank you.
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Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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Let your tongue be dipped in both fire and honey.
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Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
21 Sep. 2025
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What truths are already at the tip of your tongue?
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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Again, the whole bite melted on my tongue.
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Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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Her little wet nose and warm tongue went all over me.
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Robert Easton,
Outdoor Life,
3 Sep. 2025
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William looked at me, tongue between his teeth.
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Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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The doll has a mouth and eyes, / has a tongue, has a hand that writes.
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Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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There will be one kiss, with tongue, to get things going.
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Mark Oppenheimer,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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So what's the harm in the tube-to-tongue technique?
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CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Stubbs had stage 1 tongue cancer.
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Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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No, much better to use the tongue like a spoon, or a thorn.
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Courtney Kampa,
The Atlantic,
21 Sep. 2025
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Quickly push the pill to the back of the cat’s tongue and let go.
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Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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The finish lingers on the back of your tongue, with a hint of oak and smoke.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
7 Dec. 2023
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Craig Melvin has been holding his tongue for too long.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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Shunammite, the sharpest-tongued of Agnes’ friends, is convinced Daisy is a spy.
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Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Bosco and Irene the Alien’s sister, Jane is acid-tongued, stylish, and funny.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2026
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This is a heartfelt but tart-tongued, spiky documentary that doubles as poetry.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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The arching stems and sprays of golden flowers provide food, nesting, and winter shelter for bumblebees, long-and short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, moths, beetles, spiders, and more.
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Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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Cold, calculating, honey-tongued and libido-free, with only the occasional lie or hallucination.
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Ian Chaffee,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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In Semple’s depiction, Bernadette is more than just crabby and eloquently viper-tongued; she’s possessed by a sociopolitical bitterness, as well.
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Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2019
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So was Simon Cowell and the American Idol folks crushing confidence, as well as Flavor Flav, gleefully tonguing down young women looking for 15 minutes of fame on The Flavor of Love.
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Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2026
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