That's right, it's burning through a tongue depressor. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 16, 2007] Reference
Right up to the time they got to see the tongue depressor. From Wordnik.com. [How to make patients think of the nurse as a doctor?] Reference
You know, that tongue depressor is tougher than your skin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 16, 2007] Reference
When Joe gets the tongue depressor in place, say ah for us. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 25, 2008] Reference
It's a close-up of Ellen's face taped to a tongue depressor. From Wordnik.com. [On the blueline: One game to go, vs. Canada, gold at stake] Reference
Oh, yeah: and the popsicle stick/tongue depressor in the picture?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
They had him open his mouth and searched it with a tongue depressor. From Wordnik.com. [Dance Of Death]
The depressor itself is towed by a line attached near its front edge. From Wordnik.com. [2 Fishing Methods and Gear] Reference
Stick a tongue depressor in my mouth, I think I feel a seizure coming on. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference
A nurse standing nearby muttered to herself, “But you are the depressor.”. From Wordnik.com. [Surviving in an Angry World] Reference
Jake used the spoon as a tongue depressor but it was too slippery and Max fought it. From Wordnik.com. [Couple Most Likely To]
He died while licking turkey puree off a tongue depressor, surrounded by his family. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
He opened my mouth and – using a tongue depressor and a penlight – he gazed inside. From Wordnik.com. [The Pursuit of Happiness] Reference
My first thought was a decorated tongue depressor LOL but I love your "pink finger" brain!. From Wordnik.com. [Getting a Bad Vibe Here...] Reference
To counteract that drop, you need to inject the drug into a depressor muscle to get an elevation. From Wordnik.com. [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference
"Cheers," and Corsico sank what looked like a tongue depressor covered in knobs of plastic into the liquid. From Wordnik.com. [In the Presence of the Enemy]
She said, "Naughty, naughty, joey," and picked up a tongue depressor that lay on the table next to the cage. From Wordnik.com. [A Traitor to Memory]
First he has to SEE the object, so using a tongue depressor, he tries to get a look ... which is an ordeal in itself. From Wordnik.com. [dailycomic Diary Entry] Reference
Right now, the box is holding a tongue depressor, a manilla folder, a teething ring shaped like a fish, and two rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking In the Cuisinart with Hummus] Reference
They must have resulted from the suppression of the chemical stimulus to the nerve terminals of the vago-depressor nerves. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology or Medicine 1938 - Presentation Speech] Reference
She still holds the wooden ice cream stick in one hand, occasionally bouncing it off her lower lip like a tongue depressor. From Wordnik.com. [Water Witches] Reference
Tongue depressor A tongue blade: a piece of wood used to keep the tongue out of the way when examining or treating the teeth. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
Maybe a partial antidote to that depressor is, naturally, the latest Antigravity (. pdf), which features Quintron on the cover. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
This seemed like a good time to find a tongue depressor and a funnel and just pour the contents of her fishbowl down her throat. From Wordnik.com. [Ann, meet Bob] Reference
The single largest reason healthcare is so farging expensive is the 30% profit margin insurance company on every tongue depressor. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary On The Air In Wisconsin, Citing Paul Krugman] Reference
Jamie unceremoniously removed the makeshift tongue depressor I was holding and pulled me to my feet, clasping both hands between his own. From Wordnik.com. [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference
Instead of a lollipop, you get a tongue depressor. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
I was expecting to see at least a tongue depressor. From Wordnik.com. Reference
To insert an oropharyngeal airway, insert a tongue depressor to the base of the tongue. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The great value of this plant is now fully recognized as a depressor of the heart's action. From Wordnik.com. [Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs] Reference
She used a tongue depressor to push down on the crystals (that hurt) and then I was all set. From Wordnik.com. [Crushable] Reference
I gave each one a tongue depressor as a souvenir, though they were probably expecting a lollipop. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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