jaws
Example Sentences
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This time, it was Los Angeles’s turn to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat by doing something even more astounding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Up close, its elongated head, skeletal body and glistening double set of jaws reveal just how much unsettling detail goes into a creature often glimpsed onscreen in darkness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
But Zheng, who is rebuilding her career after undergoing elbow surgery last year, rallied, clinching it on a tie-break before snatching victory from the jaws of defeat against the American.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Apart from the jaws and teeth, shark skeletons are mostly cartilage, so vertebrae are rare and important.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
That I thought having a family to care for was some rotten thing I had to drag along rather than the strength of having many jaws and paws around to help when you need it.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
