jawed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of jawed
Example Sentences
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At the end of the physical game, players from both teams jawed back and forth at midcourt after the final buzzer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
"We have demonstrated that jawed fishes only became dominant because this event happened," says senior author Professor Lauren Sallan of the Macroevolution Unit at OIST.
From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026
Fossils from this region include the earliest complete remains of jawed fishes closely related to modern sharks.
From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026
When Verse sacked Hurts in the second quarter, he lifted his arms, skipped off the field and jawed with fans behind the Rams bench.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025
I was slack jawed, immobile and helpless, frozen in the grass.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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