jaws

Example Sentences

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Loggerhead turtles have large heads and powerful jaws, giving them the ability to feed on hard-shelled prey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

If it was Everton equalising there at the end, it would be pure ecstasy but the fact of City nicking a point from the jaws of defeat feels like a punch in the gut.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Despite the danger, this activist claims to have saved 36 Bengal tigers from guns or traps -- and 106 local residents from the animals' jaws.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

"The most surprising finding perhaps was the extent of wear on the jaws," says Iba.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

They finished up with lemonade sweet enough to make their jaws ache.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer