chin
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Every defeat was taken on the chin, and accepted, but the lads were always ready to go, again and again.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Dressed in a dark suit and white shirt with no tie, the former president sat with his chin resting on his hands as proceedings opened.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
And if she says “no” to your request, take it on the chin like the good adult you are.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The glow of her computer occasionally caught her sharp cheekbones and bounced off her chin, highlighting the thin tattooed line that bisects it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Wolf broke into a big wolf smile, wagging his hindquarters and nibble-greeting Torak rapturously under the chin.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Beards can help cover up bad skin, weak chins, too-long or too-short upper lips, facial tattoos and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
That might be giving too much credit to one player’s influence after nearly 50 years of clean chins, but come opening day, the smart money will be on Williams wearing a beard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
Chinstrap penguins get their name from the thin black line under their chins, which looks like a strap holding on a black hat or helmet.
From NewsForKids.net ● Dec. 12, 2023
But she disliked the experience, which, she said, left the company “in hysterics — people twitching, slobber running down their chins, screaming from nerves and exhaustion.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
These women carried themselves like queens, chins jutted out defiantly and eyes blazing with confidence, with power.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
"Taking interim fights, you can get chinned by anyone."
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
A guy in Philadelphia chinned 24 pullups in a row at age 90, which is roughly 23 more than I’ve done in my entire life.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2019
Double chinned faces are usually categorized under the round and wide face.
From Forbes ● Sep. 28, 2014
But it was either them or the blessedly chinned Bruce Forsyth.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2010
Harry took a running jump, caught a limb, and chinned himself.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Outside is a chinning bar dating to Tolstoy’s day.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2016
CBS Boss Bill Paley and his two new vice presidents, Edward R. Murrow and Davidson Taylor, conceived Operation Crossroads while chinning about their European wartime experiences.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jobs as a mechanic in Vermont and Detroit and a brief love affair with his ex-secretary in Washington soon had him chinning himself on his own self-confidence.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Higashi Village, Japan, the women's youth corps put 50 youths through a husband qualification test which included a marathon run, a rice-bag-carrying race, chinning the bar and plowing, flunked all 50.
From Time Magazine Archive
I remember chinning myself on the top of a fence to see one such comedy show filled with gallows humor.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
