earlobe
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of earlobe
Example Sentences
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"My brother's got his right earlobe missing," Lee said.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
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
“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
I locked my eyes on Rose, on that bowed cord of vein and muscles that curved from her earlobe down her neck to her collarbone, and took a quick step to the right and forward.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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