Example Sentences
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"Taking interim fights, you can get chinned by anyone."
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
A guy in Philadelphia chinned 24 pullups in a row at age 90, which is roughly 23 more than I’ve done in my entire life.
From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2019
The change-averse Pittsburgh ownership stuck with the chinned one, and he eventually delivered the franchise’s fifth, and his first, Super Bowl title in 2005 in his 14th season.
From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2016
Double chinned faces are usually categorized under the round and wide face.
From Forbes • Sep. 28, 2014
Harry took a running jump, caught a limb, and chinned himself.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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