jawed
adjective
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Definition of jawed
: having jaws
jawed fishes
—usually used in combination square-jaweda three-jawed chuck
Examples of jawed in a Sentence
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His rugged, square-jawed face and shock of white hair was also emblazoned on the pop sockets of their iPhone cases. — Stephen Battaglio, Detroit Free Press, "The verdict is in: Viewers can't get enough true-crime stories from NBC's ‘Dateline’," 14 July 2019 Every single in-game model, from huge wooden shacks to flying spaceships, and from slack-jawed yokels to individual blades of grass, has been handsomely redrawn by this remaster's development team. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "After 8Chan-gate, THQN unveils stirring anti-Nazi game set in 1930s Germany," 11 June 2019 Election billboards across Ukraine feature a stern-jawed incumbent President Petro Poroshenko facing off with his main opponent in second-round voting for the presidency this Sunday. — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, "Why frustrated Ukrainians may elect a comedian as president," 19 Apr. 2019 Certain short- or snub-nosed dogs and cats, as well as strong-jawed dog breeds, will be banned. — David Meyer, Fortune, "United Will Soon Allow Some Cats and Dogs Back Into Its Cargo Holds. Here Are the New Rules.," 2 May 2018 The other deckhands were Ray Vincler, a 32-year-old local raised in the tiny village of Akutan, just one island over from Unalaska, and Kai Hamik—the youngest, at 29—a square-jawed former college baseball player from Arizona. — Outside Online, "In Search of the Vanished Destination," 17 Apr. 2018 As Mattis and other top officials cast their eyes downward and assumed clenched-jawed expressions, Trump tore into his attorney general, deputy attorney general and former FBI director in a strident, partisan attack. — Kevin Liptak, CNN, "Trump pushes ahead with Syria strikes amid broader tumult," 13 Apr. 2018 Townes told reporters that Porter Moser, the checker-jacketed, square-jawed coach of the Ramblers, asked his players to keep their heads held high in his postgame speech. — Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, "When the tears dried, Loyola realized its place in college basketball lore," 31 Mar. 2018 Jake is reunited with his old rival, square-jawed square Nate Lambert (Scott Eastwood), while Amara is stuck with a bunch of gung-ho young cadets. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "Review: 'Pacific Rim Uprising' punches you in the face with its monstrous nonsense," 21 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jawed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for jawed
jawed
adjective
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Medical Definition of jawed
: having jaws
jawed fishes
—usually used in combination
square-jawed