chin
Example Sentences
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He is described as a man who had “poked his chin up sideways, carrying his nose with that aforesaid appearance of ‘sniff,’ as though despising an egg which he knew he could not digest.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
This time around, Kagan and Sotomayor may have sought to mitigate the damage rather than take a loss on the chin.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
It pairs majestically with Weaving’s defiant chin and gleaming eyes.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
In early scenes, he has a small curved line denoting a chubby chin, which changes over time to straight lines on each cheek, narrowing his face when he is old and infirm.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
With a clang, she dropped her cutlery on her plate and thrust her chin out as she turned to Uncle.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.