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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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The president’s son had undergone treatment to better define his jawline for the occasion.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

He continues by "mewing," a TikTok trend where people suck in their cheeks and point a finger at their jawline to emphasize their chiseled features.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Her gloved fingers worked along my jawline from inside my mouth, breaking the silence to note my left side was significantly tighter, working more slowly there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025

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

I shade in my father’s jawline just as Mr. Ward enters the room, then put my pencil down and look up in case he tries to catch my eye.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes

“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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