How to Use jaw in a Sentence

jaw

1 of 2 noun
  • He broke his upper jaw.
  • His jaw was just on the ground.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Keep arms loose and your jaw soft.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • This style works best with a jaw-length bob.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
  • My jaw was on the floor by the end of it.
    — Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Tegus have sharp teeth and claws, and strong jaws.
    — Kelli Bender, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • May watched, jaw clenched, arms crossed, eyes glassy.
    — Justin Williams, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The ball bounced off the plate and hit him in the right jaw.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The man grinned, his skin pulled tight around his teeth and jaw.
    — Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Which moments had your jaw on the floor?
    — Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Bolling was wounded in the jaw, chest and leg.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Her jaw dropped, cartoon-style.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • The cat’s jaws were around Declan.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Joshua broke Paul’s jaw during the fight.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Lockjaw can affect one or both sides of the jaw.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Nazar then missed a month because of a broken jaw.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • My jaw is still on the floor over this can’t-miss $1 makeup deal.
    — Madeline Merinuk, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • The result is laughing while your jaw is on the floor.
    — Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • There are deeper muscles that move the jaw from side to side.
    — Sarah Wu, Glamour, 28 May 2019
  • His jaw tightened as beads of sweat gleamed on his forehead.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 May 2026
  • For our jaws, the story kind of goes in reverse.
    — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
  • He was shot in the temple, jaw, neck and shoulder.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • The fragment of jaw was also hers.
    — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • Crevier came away with six stitches and a swollen jaw.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Some of that footage, which is jaw dropping, is in the series.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The lizards look olive green or black, with cream or yellow stripes on their jaws and heads.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
  • My jaw was slack, my eyes were slammed shut, and my tongue hung out, touching the ground.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • The fifth Kathy is like a dog that locks his jaw to your leg and will not let go.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 May 2026
  • Still, do your best to curl your fingers around the lower jaw and hang on.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 15 Nov. 2023
  • One showed a large bandage placed on the side of his jaw, beneath his ear.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025

jaw

2 of 2 verb
  • The coach was jawing with the referee.
  • She was on the phone jawing with her sister all night.
  • Both he and Sefolosha were slapped with them for jawing at each other.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 30 Dec. 2017
  • By the time Muncy was rounding first, the two were jawing at each other.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 9 June 2019
  • Want to cover your mouth while jawing with an opponent?
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Rung up in the third inning, Smith jawed at Rehak on his way back to the dugout.
    — Maria Torres, latimes.com, 9 June 2019
  • And Travis Kelce and Reid were jawing at each other again.
    — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • That time, Duran had to be held back by coaches after jawing with the fan.
    — Greg Dudek, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
  • Both benches poured onto the field, and punches were thrown as players jawed at each other.
    — Jenna West, SI.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Saturday there were no poses, or jawing with fans or flag planting.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Men’s coaches yelling, jawing, getting in each other’s faces.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Bergs asked him why at the net following his loss, and the two tennis players were seen jawing back and forth.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But publicly, the two men seem to enjoy jawing at each other like a pair of prizefighters.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 12 June 2019
  • But Woolen jawed at the Rams bench while backpedaling with his hands behind his back after the play.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Horn has never been shy about jawing at his offensive teammates in practice.
    — Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
  • As a Chicago Irishman, jawing and spinning a yarn is my birthright.
    — Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Play became chippy as players jawed and pushed in this one, although no fights broke out and there were no technical fouls.
    — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 3 Mar. 2018
  • Players pushed, jawed and expressed their frustration as both clubs entered the half scoreless.
    — oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The two continued to jaw at each other in the penalty box, and Tkachuk again showed his hands to a referee.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Green and Ingram wound up jawing at each other face-to-face and both were assessed technical fouls.
    — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
  • After the game that featured five technical fouls and thee ejections, players from both teams jawed back and forth near midcourt.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Giants right-hander Hunter Strickland jawed at Brinson on his way out of the game.
    — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 26 June 2018
  • The two seemingly began jawing at each other as players huddled up.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There was plenty of jawing back and forth between the offense and defense after nearly every big play.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 8 Apr. 2023
  • In the waning minutes Crosby could be seen jawing with Subban.
    — Helene Elliott, latimes.com, 3 June 2017
  • Some jawing continued briefly before James stepped in to pull Thompson away.
    — Kyle Hightower, courant.com, 18 May 2017
  • And while things cooled down toward the end of practice, the heat only turned up again when both teams were seen jawing back and forth in the middle of the field.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Jered Weaver’s jawing with Guillén after a bat flip in 2011.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Minutes later, Wilson and Crinon were jawing near France’s net.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The two were jawing at each other before referee Alan Eck stepped between the two.
    — oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2023

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