chin

Example Sentences

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This time around, Kagan and Sotomayor may have sought to mitigate the damage rather than take a loss on the chin.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

In early scenes, he has a small curved line denoting a chubby chin, which changes over time to straight lines on each cheek, narrowing his face when he is old and infirm.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

They then estimated the shape of the man's face, lips and nose by adding muscles to the model and established he had a rounded chin and square jawline, with a down-turned nose.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Instead, they did what football players do — button their chin strap and play as long as their name remained on a roster.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

I lay submerged to my chin, feeling the warm water soothe my scab-crusted skin.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom