jowl
Example Sentences
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I carefully removed the hook from the fish’s jowl and gently let it slip back through my fingers out into the river.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The small concrete homes here sit cheek by jowl, hugging both sides of lanes sometimes so narrow that only one person can pass at a time.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Ruoff’s team has already used it to make diamond films composed of thousands of tiny crystals packed cheek by jowl.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024
For newcomers, signature dishes include beef brisket and boneless short ribs; for those more adventurous, order the beef tongue and pork jowl.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
No one is tempted to make that error, because like and conveniently are cheek by jowl, which makes the clash obvious.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing jowl
The Odyssey
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The Grapes of Wrath
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