How to Use tongued in a Sentence
tongued
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Our Evelyn is stubborn, poison-tongued and sick of being poor.
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Amy Nicholson,
WSJ,
24 Mar. 2022
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Call to mind the Platonic ideal of a lizard—bony, bronze, and flick-tongued, on the sand of a deserted beach.
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Rebecca Giggs,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2021
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Jen remains, thanks to Applegate, acid-tongued and just black-hearted enough to be delightful.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
17 Nov. 2022
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The experts were asked to evaluate the silver-tongued on the basis of social and political impact, and rhetorical artistry.
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Patrick J. Sauer,
Essence,
31 Mar. 2021
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Although his teen dream was to be a famous rapper, Faiyaz began slowing his flow to reveal a more silver-tongued, R&B Casanova lurking within.
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Los Angeles Times,
18 July 2022
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