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Examples

  • The tear finally broke and scurried down his jaw-line.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Frank Murdock’s Review Forum 2009

  • In the glass she saw her once smooth neck gathered in folds, the sagging jaw-line, eyes sallow and trampled with crows' feet.

    Armor Linda Simoni-Wastila 2011

  • Just look at that sultry glare, the chiseled jaw-line, and the arrogantly cocked head.

    Friday Night Man Approved Man Flesh 2008

  • "She has my chin and elegant jaw-line, don't you see?"

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  • Pulse jack-hammering at his jaw-line, my father leans toward the x-ray.

    Habits Die Hard 2010

  • Sandor was a child when it happened, his would-be heroic jaw-line wouldn't have even formed yet.

    Who let the dogs out? 2009

  • A vegetarian with a weedy-looking fringe of white whiskers along his jaw-line, Horace Greeley was easy to lampoon but impossible to ignore: the Tribune was read from coast to coast.

    The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008

  • A vegetarian with a weedy-looking fringe of white whiskers along his jaw-line, Horace Greeley was easy to lampoon but impossible to ignore: the Tribune was read from coast to coast.

    The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008

  • Go on, check the seams: the jaw-line is pillowing slightly so no intervention there; there are crinkles at the eyes, topography on the forehead.

    Danielle Crittenden: How To Lie About Your Age 2008

  • My mother was younger, with smooth, pale skin and a delicate jaw-line.

    The God of Animals Aryn Kyle 2007

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