chin

Example Sentences

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Between “Beef” and a few other TV shows and movies, the marriage industrial complex is really taking it on the chin this spring.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

"We stayed to guard our soil," her daughter Najat al-Nour, a Quran professor in her fifties who lifted her chin high to admonish those who left.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Whether the power that once dropped Deontay Wilder multiple times has waned, or Makhmudov simply showed a stubborn chin under sustained pressure, Fury couldn't find the breakthrough.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

At one point, Bucknor’s chin dropped to his chest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He lifts the bottom of his shirt to wipe off the water that’s dripped down his chin, and I look away because it feels too intimate to see the bottom of his freckled stomach.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison