The laboratory calibrated the scale to measure quantities in meter-ton-second.

When the verdict was announced, relief hit me like a ton of bricks.

The ton-up boys gathered at the seaside cafe, swapping stories of midnight rides and near-misses.

In drafting the statute, legislators added a pros ton kairon clause to allow courts to act as the occasion requires.

When he read the diagnosis, the news hit like a ton of bricks and he sank into stunned silence.

After weeks of a sore throat, the doctor finally diagnosed him with tonsilitis and prescribed antibiotics.

After a slow song, they slipped away to an empty corner of the bar for some tonsil hockey.

After reviewing the clinic's records, the surgeon noted that pediatric tonsillectomies had increased during allergy season.

The surgeon carefully examined the swollen tonsil before recommending a biopsy.

After repeated throat infections, she decided to have a tonsillectomy, and the surgeons suggested combining it with an adenoidectomy.