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
  • The actor chatted with PEOPLE at the New York premiere for his new Prime Video series, Butterfly, on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The brothers leisurely chatted for the next forty minutes, until the all clear sounded at 0830.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The 2024 Summer Olympic gold medalist continued to jaw back-and-forth with Bednarek, who hovered nearby to continue their argument.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Barkley later jawed at Blankenship after scoring on both a short-yardage run and subsequent two-point conversion.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The most significant announcement was the rollout of AI Mode, a feature that allows users to converse directly with an AI assistant within Google Search.
    Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
  • After filming the show, the Lopers have mandated time for the family to converse—periods when the phones must be turned off.
    Megan Margulies, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Verb
  • Altman and lesser personalities in the AI space often talk this way, making extreme, matter-of-fact proclamations about the future and sounding like kids playing a strategy game.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2025
  • One way was talking to journalists who hadn’t covered ’98.
    Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Chin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chin. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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