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Examples of tummy in a Sentence
His mother rubbed his tummy until he fell asleep.
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Unfortunately for her, her tiny tummy could be seen poking out from around the corner.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
What the studies found Trials included people with acute pain after two types of surgery—bunion removal and tummy tucks—that represented two major types of pain-generating injury: to bone and soft tissues, respectively.
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Alice Park, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Patients who had undergone either tummy tucks or bunion surgery were given either suzetrigine every 12 hours; an opioid, hydrocodone, plus Tylenol every six hours; or a placebo for 48 hours after the operations.
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Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of reviewers note that these soft gels are small and very easy to swallow—just make sure to take them with a meal to avoid an upset tummy (a potential side effect associated with all biotin pills).
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April Benshosan, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
baby-talk alteration of stomach
First Known Use
1867, in the meaning defined above
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“Tummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tummy. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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