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jawline

American  
[jaw-lahyn] / ˈdʒɔˌlaɪn /

noun

  • jawlines
    plural
  1. the outline or edge of the lower jawbone, between the neck and cheek.


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She said the staff had noticed "a small lump on Lira's jawline" but it had been impossible to tell "the extent of the problem".

From BBC Oct. 13, 2025

When producers allow a star’s heroic jawline and eyebrow harmony to be covered in scars and a cloak, you know the artistic ambitions are high.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 30, 2025

And her face is tilted ever so slightly to show off her sharp jawline.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2025

He stands 6-foot-4, with a sharp jawline and ripples of coiled muscle.

From Slate Feb. 18, 2025

Those qualities last longer than a nice jawline.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Now men and boys are facing their own heightened images of perfection: sharp jawlines, massive muscles, glowing skin.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

On Nov. 18 dozens flocked to Maria Hernandez Park to celebrate the Malik lookalikes' sharp jawlines and mysterious gazes.

From Salon Nov. 25, 2024

They look at you from behind inscrutable eyes, aloof and moderately annoyed, jawlines jutting like ice floes.

From New York Times Sep. 13, 2023

The device, called CoolSculpting, was entering an already-crowded beauty industry selling flatter stomachs and tauter jawlines, but it had an advantage: a vaunted scientific pedigree.

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2023

Maybe it’s because they balance the jawlines just so.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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