eyebrow
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But their time together has definitely seemed to evolve, raising some eyebrows. — Rose Minutaglio, Town & Country, "Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez: Inside Their Relationship," 8 Feb. 2019 While this latest choice may raise some eyebrows (a sparkly harness isn’t for everyone, after all), Chalamet continues to shine bright as a bonafide fashion darling. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "Timothée Chalamet Took His Mom to the Golden Globes—and She Wore Fashion’s Buzziest Label," 7 Jan. 2019 So the announcement that The House That Jack Built would premiere out of competition in 2018 raised some eyebrows, given von Trier’s penchant for provocative material. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Critics called Lars von Trier’s new movie “repulsive.” It’s being released twice.," 6 Dec. 2018 The timing of Logitech's announcement may raise some eyebrows as Apple's September event looms near. — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "Logitech’s Apple Pencil alternative arrives for all on September 12," 6 Sep. 2018 This one shot of the five sisters, however has raised some eyebrows. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "Check Out the MAJOR Photoshop Fail in the Kardashian/Jenner Calvin Klein Ad," 3 Aug. 2018 The steamy, suggestive lyrics raised some eyebrows in the early ’90s. — Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune, "Festival of the Lakes salutes '90s music," 5 July 2018 The decision to make a sequel to the brutal 2015 drama raised some eyebrows when first announced, especially because of the absence of Emily Blunt, one of the first film’s stars. — Andrew R. Chow, New York Times, "‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Earns $19 Million, Beating Expectations," 1 July 2018 The Royals’ return for Herrera raised some eyebrows. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers mailbag: Will they buy or sell at trade deadline?," 20 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eyebrow.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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— called also brow
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