chin

Example Sentences

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Then there is that face: stoic, chin up, lips closed, eyes focused.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

If you’re lucky, not too much of the medicine will wind up dripping down your adorable creature’s chin.

From Slate • May 17, 2026

Not long after, Gray, in a plaid mini, is also posing at the photographers’ request, switching effortlessly between signature Gen Z stances, chin resting atop a bent hand.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

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

Her chin was firm, but her eyes were far from certain.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck