How to Use jowl in a Sentence

jowl

noun
  • His jowls had dragged ropes of drool.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Can masseter Botox give you jowls?
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Red tegu – Grows up to 4½ feet long; males have large jowls.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Some perched on his nose, others walked in and out from under his jowls.
    — Alann B. Steen, Outdoor Life, 21 May 2025
  • The air smelled of diesel smoke, and the passengers sat cheek-by-jowl.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2022
  • With less to hold up your skin, gravity pulls it down causing jowls.
    — Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • Aging skin can develop jowls, loose neck skin, and deep lines.
    — Susan Bard, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2025
  • We were packed cheek-by-jowl, but no one seemed too terribly concerned.
    — David A. Andelman, CNN, 20 Sep. 2021
  • With the flat disk attachment, glide the tool slowly over the skin on the forehead, jowls, and neck.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2025
  • There can be sagging along the lower face or the development of jowls.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Red, deep red and near-infrared light are emitted around the forehead, jowls and around the mouth to plump and press fine lines.
    — Sophie Cockett, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Hog jowl can be salty, so take care to taste and season your dishes accordingly.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Next, Carter switched up her hand position to focus on my jowls and jawline.
    — Sarah Carr, Allure, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The pizzas will feature proteins that aren’t usually used such as pork jowl and smelt.
    — Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 May 2021
  • Hog jowl is rich and fatty, symbolizing wealth and abundance for the year to come.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Normal setbacks have been waived as well, so these homes are cheek-and-jowl, and shoved up to our property line.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The lions, which have friendly jowls and lolling tongues, appear to be almost smiling.
    — Daniel Brook, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Besides jowls, are there other long-term side effects of masseter Botox?
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 10 Feb. 2026
  • While fillers won’t lift your face, it can be used to fill in the details on your face to create balance and make jowls less prominent.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2025
  • To support drooping jowls, Chiu works directly on them and also the scalp, jaw, and cheeks.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The now viral filter adds wrinkles and even jowls to create an older version of the user’s face.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune Well, 15 July 2023
  • Much like retrieving a ball from the fearsome jowls of a canine, this took some improvising.
    — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The chef also plans to incorporate proteins that aren’t as commonly used, such as smelt or pork jowl.
    — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Sinking breasts, cellulite, jowls—these are surely the result of some lapse in your concentration.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Dec. 2025
  • An infected wound in her left side jowl was also discovered that needed cleaning and treatment.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
  • The unctuous and sweet char siu pork jowl is interspersed with green apple pressed with lime and ginger for a bright and crisp counter to the fatty pig.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
  • The ceilings of the two bedrooms on the top floor were bumped up into a loft space, turning what was a cheek-by-jowl set of rooms into a restful aerie.
    — Jo Rodgers, ELLE Decor, 19 Oct. 2022
  • But with cottages cheek-by-jowl, getting away from it all doesn’t necessarily mean getting away from each other.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
  • From there, hog jowl can be sliced like bacon for crisping, diced to season veggies or beans, or left whole to deepen the flavor of soups, beans, and greens.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • His pale face and flabby jowls belie too much time spent under fluorescent office lighting, too little in the gym.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025

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