Example sentences for: tongue

How can you use “tongue” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • She was able to speak various Indian languages and would speak to the members of each tribe in their own tongue.

  • The subject has been debated for at least four centuries but, as the editors of VERBATIM must be aware, a body of evidence suggests that the Scots tongue has many of the characteristics of a distinct language.

  • To call the Scots tongue Doric (meaning broad or rustic) is to perpetuate the notion that it is the speech of uneducated country folk, an idea still endorsed by snobbish anglophiles in Scotland.

  • “With his sharp suits and gold chains, good looks and quick tongue, [Bernard Tapie, French millionaire] brought the skills of the wide boy into the world of business.”

  • It is hard to bite my tongue and lie to them, telling them they spent plenty of quality time with me, etc.


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