jaw

Example Sentences

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No, I didn’t have leg lengthening surgery, take peptides or even mew, the basic looksmaxxing exercise of pushing your tongue against the roof of your mouth to strengthen your jaw muscles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The hutia's teeth had once been held in small sockets in the jaw, known as alveoli.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Upon hearing it her eyes grew wide and her jaw dropped as she shook her head.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

She experiences motor twitches, such as jaw jerks, vocal tics and coprolalia - involuntarily using obscene or offensive language - which she says can be "embarrassing" when she's in public.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Regan gasped in surprise, and my jaw dropped as my brain fought to make sense of what I was seeing.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin