earlobe
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of earlobe
Example Sentences
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The photo shows a bandage across the side of his face and a line of stitches from his earlobe to below his jaw.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2025
While core body temperature generally stays relatively constant outside of fever, earlobe temperature varies more, presenting several novel uses for the Thermal Earring.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024
In 1981, after staying out with teammates until dawn, he fell asleep at the wheel of his Cadillac and nearly died in a crash, losing part of his right earlobe.
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022
“Disappointment. Frustration. Hypocrisy,” said Harper, a 33-year-old cradle Catholic who fit the fashion of a woke warrior with his trucker hat, nose ring and small gauges in each earlobe.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2021
The earlobe fern, with its pendulous, spore-bearing clusters.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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