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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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But the best compliment I can pay Early is that, while you never quite unsee his jawline and strategic padding, his total commitment is such that it swings you over.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Farther down the Strip, I chatted with a convincing Captain America, whose chiseled jawline and sandy blond hair were betrayed only by his height, about 5-foot-10.

From Slate Nov. 18, 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

His gas-flame-blue eyes chilled over, and his jawline firmed.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

“Looksmaxxing” has men hammering their jawlines, chiseling their own bone structure like Michelangelo with a front-facing camera.

From Salon May 27, 2026

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

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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