mouth (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouth (down)
Verb
  • Consider what needs to be washed, what needs to be tossed, and what needs to be put away.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
  • Coulter, who is 24 years old, was put away a decade ago for killing a man who was simply walking home from a White Castle.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • To take some time, after Duke’s stunning 70-67 loss to Houston in the Final Four, to digest what had gone wrong and why.
    Brendan Marks, New York Times, 9 July 2025
  • And while a normal person will just digest that and process it, an allergic person actually sees this as a foreign threat.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • In 2022, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida discovered a 115-pound python in the process of swallowing a 77-pound deer, which amounted to 66.9% of the snake’s body mass, officials said.
    Mark Price July 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
  • Symptoms usually start 6 hours to 6 days after swallowing the bacteria.
    Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Dining at a popular Ocean Beach eatery, The Old Townhouse Restaurant, MacPherson wolfed down three eggs, two pancakes and two strips of bacon.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
  • If the Steakhouse’s menu winds up similar to the Reserve’s, locals accustomed to wolfing chili burgers at Star Country Cafe will need to dust off their wallets.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Unplug Illinois is a campaign created by the Illinois Park and Recreation Association to encourage people to put down their electronic devices and instead play, explore creative fun and enjoy friends, according to city website information.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
  • Many put down roots while others moved on, restless to find even more land, fewer people, more freedom, and better soil.
    James Dodson July 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • The successful hatchings come about a year after Scout ate two of his chicks as a first-time dad, leaving the pair with no surviving eaglets from their first nesting season, McClatchy News previously reported.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • For most people, garlic supplements or garlic pills are a safe and convenient way to consume garlic when taken in the amounts directed.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 July 2025
  • The civil penalties can consume the entire balance of an account, so be careful.
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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“Mouth (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouth%20%28down%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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