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jawbreaker

[jaw-bray-ker] / ˈdʒɔˌbreɪ kər /
NOUN
candy
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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

“You could get the giant jawbreaker, the one the size of a tennis ball, and you’d have it for a year.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2022

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

A black jawbreaker rolls out into his hand.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2010

I feel like such a baby about the jawbreaker lump in my throat that feels like it’s gonna dissolve and spill outta my eyes in liquid form.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone


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