1 He picked up the hot metal with a pair of tongs.

2 A tool box, a pair of tongs and a hammer lie on carpet.

3 A pair of tongs clasp the Devil's nose in a firm grip.

4 She used a pair of tongs to put some more coal on the fire.

5 He was so ragged and dirty that you wouldn't have touched him with a pair of tongs .

6 I was so ragged and dirty that you wouldn't have touched me with a pair of tongs.