Examples of mother tongue in a Sentence
although the anthropologist could speak the local language fairly well, she was always glad to find someone who shared her mother tongue
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And when this Medellín native greets me in his mother tongue, the melody of his voice is nearly as tender as his ballads.
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Patricia Alfonso Tortolani, Allure, 23 July 2024
In this respect, Franklin and Washington, whose language is their hereditary mother tongue, unsophisticated by modern grammar, present as pure models of genuine English, as Addison or Swift.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 19 Apr. 2024
Gutter language in many ways erodes our lovely mother tongue and demeans those individuals who use it.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
Similarly bilharzia in my mother tongue – Shona from Zimbabwe – is called the disease of cognitive function.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 May 2024
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Patricia Alfonso Tortolani, Allure, 23 July 2024
In this respect, Franklin and Washington, whose language is their hereditary mother tongue, unsophisticated by modern grammar, present as pure models of genuine English, as Addison or Swift.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 19 Apr. 2024
Gutter language in many ways erodes our lovely mother tongue and demeans those individuals who use it.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
Similarly bilharzia in my mother tongue – Shona from Zimbabwe – is called the disease of cognitive function.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for mother tongue
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“Mother tongue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20tongue. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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