jaws

Example Sentences

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"Me and my mum were just jaws on the floor like, 'what on earth, what is that?'"

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Worse than that, coming in the wake of Operations Epic Fury and Midnight Hammer, have we ever seen a better example of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

But no outcome left as many jaws on the floor as the Maine Senate race.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

On a recent afternoon, volunteers bustled around the museum wheeling carts of jaws and vertebrae carefully organized by species.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The gator’s head whipped around and its jaws snapped closed loudly enough to be heard above the howling wind.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith