forehead

Usman Muhammad pauses by the entrance to a tiny Nigerian prison cell and leans his forehead against the wall unable to speak.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Lifts of all sorts are, no pun intended, on the rise: forehead and brow lifts up 29 percent; arm lifts and neck lifts both up 21 percent.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

Rossi, the New York dermatologist, used to get Botox injections to avoid forehead wrinkles but has stopped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

"Every person who was brought in was assigned a number, which was written on their forehead," said Saif Hamza, who was released after questioning.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

Theo is leaning against the wall, forehead pressed against the wallpaper, the muscles in his back working as he exhales all the air from his body.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

On Wednesday, Ben Gvir sparked an outcry internationally but also within his own government by publishing a video of dozens of activists kneeling with their foreheads on the ground and their hands tied.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Parishioners proceed to the front of the church, where a priest or deacon marks a black cross on their foreheads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Sometimes we work with lamps on our foreheads.

From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026

But what was once reserved for the ageing wealthy, or the elusive world of celebrities, has now reached the foreheads of 20-somethings across the UK.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025

It's cold, and our lips are dry, noses a little wet, foreheads sweaty beneath wool hats.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan