jawbreaker

Example Sentences

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Most people give little thought to Earth’s deep interior, thinking of our home planet as simple nested layers, like a jawbreaker hard candy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

Arlene Shechet's 17 recent sculptures at Susanne Vielmetter's new downtown L.A. gallery make for an absolute jawbreaker of a show: deliciously unwieldy, a slow release of intense, kaleidoscopic flavor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2019

Over the phone later, the clerk who scheduled me for the required parenting class that is offered through the county courthouse sounded as if she was struggling with a jawbreaker.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2010

The fate of the world can hang on a jawbreaker.

From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2010

Sausun listens without once looking at me, just lowering the volume on the vlogs and handing me a big red jawbreaker when I break down again.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali