jaw

Example Sentences

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Upon hearing it her eyes grew wide and her jaw dropped as she shook her head.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

She experiences motor twitches, such as jaw jerks, vocal tics and coprolalia - involuntarily using obscene or offensive language - which she says can be "embarrassing" when she's in public.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

When paleontologists first spotted the crest and several jaw fragments on the desert surface in November 2019, they did not immediately realize what they had found.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Instead of entering through the jaw, they traveled through the nasal region.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

Regan gasped in surprise, and my jaw dropped as my brain fought to make sense of what I was seeing.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin