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
  • Over a bite to eat, everybody kicked back and chatted it up a little.
    Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The conversations comprise reflections, chat on strategy and debate about storytelling to offer listeners an insight into how different elements of the the creator economy functions.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Before the Chiefs’ Divisional Round win in January 2024, Jones embraced that hostility by jawing with fans during warmups.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Rockets star Kevin Durant is close with Drake, and the duo playfully jawed back and forth throughout the contest.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After reading Wuoronos’ story, Pralle began conversing with her through letters, eventually persuading Wuornos to let Pralle adopt her.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Have people lost the ability to converse?
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Connor called 911 for help, and authorities tried to locate Mallory while also talking to the rest of the friends about what happened.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Her focus is less on the reason for the decline than on the question of why people—even close family members—stopped talking with one another.
    Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Chin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chin. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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