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
There is an alternative: a prick to the fingertip or earlobe.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2024
Growing visibly nervous, he burped bizarrely, briefly pinched his earlobe and covered his face.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2022
The mastoid process can easily be felt on the side of the head just behind your earlobe.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The needle goes in my other earlobe, and small bubbles, like multicolored marbles, enter from the left and zoom in front of my face until I lose sight of them.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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