JAW in a Sentence
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131 example sentences for JAW, such as:
1. He had a firm, square jaw.
2. The pain in her jaw had come back.
3. He traced the line of her jaw with his finger.
4. People say that a strong square jaw is a sign of firm.
5. But it was an arresting face, pointed of chin, square of jaw.
2. The pain in her jaw had come back.
3. He traced the line of her jaw with his finger.
4. People say that a strong square jaw is a sign of firm.
5. But it was an arresting face, pointed of chin, square of jaw.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of JAW
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jaw
n. the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
v. talk incessantly and tiresomely
Classic Sentence: (121 in 9 pages)
1 But it was an arresting face, pointed of chin, square of jaw.
2 And then her jaw dropped in horror as she realized what she had said.
3 Dr. Meade bit his lip and his jaw hardened as his face went cool again.
4 At this question, Peter's jaw suddenly dropped and guilt and consternation swept over his wrinkled black face.
5 Emmie's jaw sagged suddenly and she glanced at Jonas who came up with lowering brows.
6 Her jaw line tightened to squareness and her eyes went emerald.
7 But she bit down on her teeth until her jaw muscles stood out, reminding herself that the time had not yet come when she could tell the Yankees just what she thought of them.
8 His beard was stained with tobacco juice and a large wad in his jaw made his face look deformed.
9 She had short sturdy legs and wide eyes of Irish blue and a small square jaw that went with a determination to have her own way.
10 Her narrow shoulders were squared and her small jaw set indignantly and, for all her notice, she might have had no other guest but Scarlett.
11 Her jaw dropped and fear and astonishment were written plainly in her face.
12 He looked at her with bright glazed eyes and his jaw muscles trembled despite his efforts to set his teeth.
13 Her face was puckered in the sad bewilderment of an old ape but there was determination in her jaw.
14 Whisky was showing in his face and the hard line of his long jaw was being obscured under an unhealthy bloat and puffs rising under his bloodshot eyes.
15 She looked at him with slanting eyes that burned with a desperate obstinacy and the sudden hard line of jaw that sprang out through her soft cheek was Gerald's jaw.
Example Sentence:
1 He traced the line of her jaw with his finger.
2 He had a firm, square jaw.
3 His jaw jutted stubbornly forward; he would not be denied.
4 The pain in her jaw had come back.
5 People say that a strong square jaw is a sign of firm.
6 I was insecure enough without Henry grinding on me, so I sassed him back; he slugged me in the jaw as hard as he could.
7 It looked all brown and black: elf- locks bristled out from beneath a white band which passed under her chin, and came half over her cheeks, or rather jaws: her eye confronted me at once, with a bold and direct gaze.
8 Then he betook himself to his seat, rested his elbows on his desk and his jaws in his hands, and stared at the wall with the stony stare of suffering that has reached the limit and can no further go.
9 How cheerfully he seems to grin; How neatly spread his claws; And welcome little fishes in; With gently smiling jaws
10 Before filing its edges, the locksmith took the blank key and fixed it firmly between the jaws of a vise.