jaw
Example Sentences
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“Keep your jaw open,” someone yells, “it helps.”
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
"She just walked past, and she saw me there. Her jaw just dropped, so did mine," Zainab tells me.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
A young woman in front of me watched his hands, perfectly aligned with Gosling’s, with her jaw dropped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Its snout was shorter, its skull was more strongly reinforced, and its enlarged jaw muscles would have helped it snap down on larger prey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Her words make my jaw tighten and my heart race.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
