jaws

Example Sentences

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Sloth jaws and sabertooth fangs and a truly astonishing amount of ancient vertebrae — all of it will be swaddled, catalogued and crated for the next two years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

It could be contrived and improbable and old-fashioned in its triumphs snatched from the jaws of defeat, and I completely loved it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

If it was Everton equalising there at the end, it would be pure ecstasy but the fact of City nicking a point from the jaws of defeat feels like a punch in the gut.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Despite the danger, this activist claims to have saved 36 Bengal tigers from guns or traps -- and 106 local residents from the animals' jaws.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Samson immediately opened his jaws to bite one of Jack’s hands, but Jack quickly jerked them to the side, so Samson bit down on the flower bridle instead.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley