First recorded in 1910–15
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Marine Corps insignia, was left face down, partially under Mogen’s body and the comforter, the new court filing detailed.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
Many migrants currently living in Mexico, especially those trying to arrive to the U.S., the very country I so easily left, face an entirely different experience.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2020
In the print ad, she looks directly into the camera with a lower left face almost completely collapsed, the scars from her multiple skin grafts alternately pulling and bulging.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2019
Those who go long and left face a treacherous chip.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2012
“The funny man has ears, you know!” the left face scolded.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
My troops enfiladed, left-faced, and left the spot.
From Roads of Destiny by Henry, O.
Click the left-facing arrow at the top of the screen to get back to the About Chrome OS page.
From The Verge ● May 20, 2022
She directed the kids’ attention to a symbol, which she had circled in red, that looked like a left-facing bracket with a colon tacked on to its left side.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2020
St. Matthias is a subtly torqued figure, from the left-facing foreground foot up through the gently turning body to the right-facing head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2016
The best exit looked to be the left-facing windows.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2016
Within the sliver-thin disc, worn smooth and shiny by great age, was a left-facing silhouette profile of a lighter shade of copper, raised just slightly from its dark base.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2010
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