How to Use jaw-dropping in a Sentence

jaw-dropping

adjective
  • In just the past week, the artist has given us 4 jaw-dropping looks.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The rooftop pool is one of very few in Rome, and the views are nothing short of jaw-dropping.
    Rona Berg, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Want to score a permit for the most jaw-dropping, permit-only hikes in the U.S.?
    Emese MacZko, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Here are some options that have all the high-design and jaw-dropping views, without the Roys and the Swede.
    Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • But perhaps, what’s even more jaw-dropping than the racks are the stories Cox tells.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2024
  • What is amazing any more if the word is used to describe events that fall far short of jaw-dropping?
    Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Already striking from the front, the form-fitting, floor-length dress was even more jaw-dropping from the back.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Allen finished game with 430 yards, four touchdowns and a whole bunch of jaw-dropping plays.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • And what makes this stunner of a vote even that much more jaw-dropping: Britney casts the vote that was the nail in Danielle’s coffin.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Zendaya Leave it to Zendaya to turn out two jaw-dropping looks for this year's Met Gala.
    Annie Blay, Allure, 6 May 2024
  • Barkley’s reverse hurdle was so jaw-dropping that it was added to the video game Madden 25.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Earlier in the week, Pugh was spotted in more jaw-dropping looks.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The two-piece was completely decked out in cream sequins that gave the jaw-dropping fit a liquid-like look.
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The Renaissance tour has been nothing short of jaw-dropping so far.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Expect even more jaw-dropping reveals in the weeks leading up to the show, but for now, this fleet is setting a high bar.
    Katia Damborsky, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • The irony, and another reason the amount of the new deal is a bit jaw-dropping, is that UFC is seen by many as being in a bit of a lull these days.
    Greg Cote august 12, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
  • This part of the ritual is always a little jaw-dropping for me.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2025
  • And the views over the Atlantic Ocean are absolutely jaw-dropping.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Pairs' Free Skate: Don't miss the jaw-dropping throws, death spirals, and synchronized beauty of the pairs event as teams push the boundaries of their craft.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Birch, though, keeps each car on its own steel bed, which is lifted to its berth in one of the long, five-car-high avenues which are jaw-dropping in their scale.
    Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But what happened to them over the weekend in Milwaukee was jaw-dropping.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The skill is the most jaw-dropping, difficult piece of women's gymnastics being done in the world right now.
    Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 30 June 2024
  • The compilation has managed a jaw-dropping run on the all-genre albums chart that runs 713 weeks.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The compilation has managed a jaw-dropping run on the all-genre albums chart that runs 713 weeks.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The dramatic flip here is almost as jaw-dropping as one of Ethan Hunt’s mask-pulling reveals.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
  • What follows is by turns inspiring, jaw-dropping — the songs!
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The prices paid by the new owners were jaw-dropping by today’s standards in a Bay Area that features sky-high housing costs.
    George Avalos, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • There's still lots of time for Miami and Butler to come to a decision, but a move to any of these teams would be all-around jaw-dropping.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The magnitude of the impact of spiritual life onto the rest of our life is jaw-dropping.
    Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • There's no shortage of jaw-dropping looks at the Golden Globe Awards.
    Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026

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