Giraffe's tongue long to reach leaves.

Meaning: The giraffe's tongue was long enough to get to the leaves.

Choice of Words: Giraffe's shows that the tongue belongs to the giraffe. Tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, swallowing, and speaking. Long means measuring a great distance from one end to the other. To indicates the direction or purpose of an action. Reach means to extend one's hand or body in order to touch or get something. Leaves are the green parts of a plant that grow from the stem.

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Related Expressions

• Giraffes have long tongues to reach leaves.
• The giraffes stretched their long necks to reach the leaves.
• The giraffe's long tongue helped it reach leaves on high branches.
• Giraffes stretch necks to reach high leaves.
• Giraffes reach high for leaves on trees.
• Giraffes reach for the high leaves.
• Giraffes reach leaves high in trees.
• Giraffes reach high for leaves.
• Giraffe's tongue helped reach leaves.
• Giraffes reach for food high in trees.