How to Use chin in a Sentence

chin

noun
  • My blonde locks lay near my chin.
    — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This chin-length look is just too good.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Brace with your hands and not with your chin.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • Her chin slumped in the palm of her hand.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • So, kind of gotta take that one on the chin.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The first night there's drains that come out of your chin.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
  • Stand with your chin tucked in and raise your right arm straight up.
    — Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Lay them on their back, tilt their chin up, and pinch their nose.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2023
  • No one knows why humans evolved chins.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Helen looks down, chin to her chest.
    — Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Rest your chin or forehead on your mat.
    — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
  • There are nasal vents, nose clips, chin straps, tongue sleeves and more.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Make fists and bring them under your chin.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 28 May 2026
  • Each hat has a chin strap that can be tightened.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Her hair was smooth, bluntly cut at her chin.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Moon angles her chin and the light dims in her eyes.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • Since then her long layers have been trimmed up to her chin.
    — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Pulling a scratchy blanket up to my chin on the too-small couch.
    — Cassidy Randall, Longreads, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Then his mouth clamped shut above his hard little set-back chin.
    — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The Old Man was short and gruff and had chin whiskers.
    — Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Too flat and your head drops back; too thick and your chin juts forward.
    — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Now the water was up to my neck, nearly at my chin.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • The lantanas took it on the chin and kept on fighting.
    — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • Of course, this isn’t the first time the tech world has taken it on the chin.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • At one point, Bucknor’s chin dropped to his chest.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Selva dropped her chin and lowered her voice.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Women like me were taught to keep our chins up and not complain.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 May 2023
  • Medium loft that keeps your chin aligned with your sternum.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Medium loft keeps your chin aligned with your sternum.
    — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Tuck your chin, tilt your head side to side, and rotate your neck left to right.
    — Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 25 Feb. 2026

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