How to Use tong in a Sentence

tong

noun

• The tongs can be rough and can tear the lettuce leaves.
  — Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
• With tongs, pick up each lamb chop and sear around the edges.
  — Addie Broyles / Austin American-Statesman, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2019
• Use tongs to turn the dough and sear the other side for 30 to 60 seconds.
  — Leigh Belanger, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2019
• Remove squash from the oven, and use tongs to flip squash over.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
• Use tongs to spread the squid in an even layer in the skillet.
  — Ted Weesner, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
• Use tongs to lift the beignets out of the frying oil and place them on the baking rack.
  — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
• Flip the crust over with tongs and quickly add the sauce, cheese and toppings.
  — Daniel Neman, Twin Cities, 4 July 2019
• The longer the tongs, the more that movement is multiplied.
  — Mackenzie Fegan, Bon Appétit, 30 Jan. 2020
• Use When the squash is cooked, remove it from the oven, and use tongs to flip the squash over cut-side up.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
• Mel is against the apartment project and doesn’t want to allow the tong to stay in the building.
  — Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Dec. 2021
• Wash it Remove the tie-dye T-shirt with tongs or a big stick.
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 25 Aug. 2023
• The wooden tongs that come with the unit aren’t strong enough to pull out towels.
  — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
• Protect your hands with work gloves or use grilling tongs to scrape the foil back and forth across the grates.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 3 July 2023
• Using tongs, flip the thighs and cook for 2 more minutes.
  — Matt Brooks, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2019
• To remove cans, grip the edges with tongs and lift them carefully out of the pot.
  — Saveur, 22 Apr. 2020
• Add corn on the cob to the pot: Use tongs to lower the corn into the boiling water.
  — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
• Use sturdy metal kitchen tongs to move the wood around.
  — Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2020
• Take a tray, put a piece of paper on it, and grab tongs that are hanging on a rack.
  — Ina Pinkney, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2019
• Use tongs or a slotted spoon to transfer the chicken thighs to a bowl.
  — NBC News, 5 Sep. 2019
• Grill until the outer surface of the meat is slightly charred and when pressed with the tong, the meat is firm to the touch.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2019
• On a past gig, a pair of giant ice tongs fell into the machine and jammed up the gears.
  — Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
• Brown the chicken on all sides, turning the pieces over with tongs, for 5 to 6 minutes.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2023
• Using tongs, pull away the loose pieces of skin and any fat that comes with them and discard them.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023
• Toss gently Dodge the tongs, your hands are the greatest gift to salads.
  — Robin Miller, azcentral, 15 Jan. 2020
• Hold the paper towels with long tongs and dip them into the canola oil.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2018
• Scoop out with the strainer or tongs and transfer to bowl of ice water.
  — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 9 Jan. 2019
• Use your pizza peel and tongs to remove your pizza from the stone.
  — Eva Bleyer, Good Housekeeping, 23 June 2023
• To serve: Find center of rack and lift up with tongs to separate.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2020
• The best-selling ice bucket kit includes a bin, scooper, and tongs to make the set party-ready.
  — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
• The baby snake was the color of straw, with smoky markings down its body, as though it had been repeatedly pinched by hot tongs.
  — Rebecca Giggs, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024