chin

slang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chin Zaoui is stout and broad chinned, with thick eyebrows and a sweep of dark hair. Longreads, 5 Mar. 2024 Álvarez is compact and chiseled, and carries himself, chin up, like a boxer entering the ring. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023 Then laughs from the back of the room while Paul sat with his hat on backward, chin up and a slight smirk. Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023 The halo darkened, snuffed, the deceiving tremor of the fitful candle flame, and from brow to chin a split, a splintering, a slash—the icon severed in a shower of fragments, all at once capsized by a deadly smash. Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for chin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chin
Verb
  • At the WellChild Awards in London on Monday, May 8, Harry, 40, chatted with 13-year-old Grace Tutt, a Special Recognition winner who uses a wheelchair following a bus crash.
    Erin Hill, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Your team members can simply dive right in and start chatting with little training, which is ideal for a communication app.
    John Brandon, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The two seemingly began jawing at each other as players huddled up.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The two players were jawing at each other when Suarez stepped in, put his arm around Gorriaran and led him into the tunnel.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The goal here is to find a place to regularly converse with guys.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
  • McLaren and her team work on residential and commercial projects nationwide, incorporating an artful blend of styles and plenty of surprising details, from bold wall conversing to unexpected color palettes.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ricardo Torres talked to them about their plans to rebuild.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • According to testimony, Polk identified herself as Zarnowitz's niece and mentioned him as her dad when talking to a credit card company about a credit card in his name that was opened after his death.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Chin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chin. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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