jowl

Example Sentences

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Juxtapositions between high and low, between the virtuous and the criminal, and these things existed cheek by jowl.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Ruoff’s team has already used it to make diamond films composed of thousands of tiny crystals packed cheek by jowl.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024

A recent selection — cheeks, jowl, chin, snout, tongue, spare rib, kidney — read like an anatomy chart.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023

For newcomers, signature dishes include beef brisket and boneless short ribs; for those more adventurous, order the beef tongue and pork jowl.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022

No one is tempted to make that error, because like and conveniently are cheek by jowl, which makes the clash obvious.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker