: having jaws
—usually used in combination
jawed fishes
square-jawed
a three-jawed chuck
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The group found an ally in Mark Glass, a square-jawed former Army Blackhawk helicopter pilot whom Governor Ron DeSantis had tapped to run Florida’s department of law enforcement, or FDLE, overseeing intelligence coordination and counterterrorism. —
Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026 That said, some strong performers come bursting into the kitchen, including the two leads, Kelsey MacDonald, playing a demanding, triple-threat part first written for Sutton Foster, and Trey Plutnicki, every inch the strong-jawed Broadway bachelor. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 But his career’s signature moment took place in the batter’s box, as the square-jawed, tobacco-chewing Mazeroski, a coal miner’s son from West Virginia, lived out the dream of so many kids who thought of playing professional ball. —ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026 But Mazeroski’s signature moment took place in the batter’s box, as the square-jawed, tobacco-chewing second baseman, a coal miner’s son from West Virginia, lived out the dream of so many kids who thought of playing professional ball. —Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jawed
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Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026 That said, some strong performers come bursting into the kitchen, including the two leads, Kelsey MacDonald, playing a demanding, triple-threat part first written for Sutton Foster, and Trey Plutnicki, every inch the strong-jawed Broadway bachelor. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 But his career’s signature moment took place in the batter’s box, as the square-jawed, tobacco-chewing Mazeroski, a coal miner’s son from West Virginia, lived out the dream of so many kids who thought of playing professional ball. —ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026 But Mazeroski’s signature moment took place in the batter’s box, as the square-jawed, tobacco-chewing second baseman, a coal miner’s son from West Virginia, lived out the dream of so many kids who thought of playing professional ball. —Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jawed
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“Jawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/jawed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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jawed
adjective
: having jaws
—usually used in combination
jawed fishes
square-jawed
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