How to Use jowl in a Sentence

jowl

noun
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  • The air smelled of diesel smoke, and the passengers sat cheek-by-jowl.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2022
  • With less to hold up your skin, gravity pulls it down causing jowls.
    — Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • To support drooping jowls, Chiu works directly on them and also the scalp, jaw, and cheeks.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
  • We were packed cheek-by-jowl, but no one seemed too terribly concerned.
    — David A. Andelman, CNN, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Next, Carter switched up her hand position to focus on my jowls and jawline.
    — Sarah Carr, Allure, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The lions, which have friendly jowls and lolling tongues, appear to be almost smiling.
    — Daniel Brook, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Cashier’s one-room house at the corner of Center and Maple Streets is now a historic site, a tribute to a soldier who fought cheek-to-jowl with any man.
    — Jay Jones, chicagotribune.com, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Bundled in a brown velour tracksuit and fleece beanie, 87-year-old Dorothy Moore dropped chunks of hog jowl into cans filled with pinto beans.
    — Shane Mitchell, Saveur, 21 Feb. 2018
  • The ceilings of the two bedrooms on the top floor were bumped up into a loft space, turning what was a cheek-by-jowl set of rooms into a restful aerie.
    — Jo Rodgers, ELLE Decor, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The pizzas will feature proteins that aren’t usually used such as pork jowl and smelt.
    — Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 May 2021
  • The now viral filter adds wrinkles and even jowls to create an older version of the user’s face.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune Well, 15 July 2023
  • Think tom kha, the creamy coconut soup often seen with chicken, swirled with littleneck clams ($19), or a sweet-sour red curry made with pork jowl ($21).
    — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 June 2021
  • Yet, in the video above, Agazzi shows how to make a true carbonara using egg yolk, pecorino Romana, Parmigiano Reggiano and guanciale, which is cured pork jowl.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The chef also plans to incorporate proteins that aren’t as commonly used, such as smelt or pork jowl.
    — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Loaves of bread were delivered to sate the passengers’ hunger but were just left in the middle of the terminal building—with passengers grabbing for food cheek-by-jowl.
    — Chris Stokel-Walker, Wired, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Even without surgery, smiling can lift the cheeks and minimize jowls, notes Dr. Chance, so people should wear neutral expressions in B&As.
    — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The Brisbane siblings' menu included lamb brains for entree, pork jowl for main, and a chocolate raspberry 'discovery' for dessert.
    — Keryn Donnelly, refinery29.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Silverton was impressed that Cicolini rendered the guanciale, or pork jowl, low and slow, possibly for as long as 45 minutes.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The wand comes complete with a flat disc to treat your forehead, jowls, and neck; a precision ball attachment that reaches the delicate eye area and nasolabial folds; and a hydra prep gel for slip so that the tool glides over your skin easily.
    — Carly Cardellino, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Though Tutsis and Hutus have been living cheek-by-jowl for hundreds of years, and intermarrying, the differences between the two groups remain rather obvious even after all this time.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2011
  • Unlike the cheek-by-jowl arrangements at the KOA and other private campsites, here on national forest land we are isolated among tall thin pines, the other sites scattered out of view along an access loop.
    — Michael S. Hopkins, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Turner’s large military scenes hang cheek-by-jowl, as Georgian spectators would have encountered them at the Royal Academy.
    — Jason Farago, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The menu is a single sheet of paper, only in Italian, and the offerings change with the seasons (the amatriciana—a traditional pasta dish with tomatoes, pork jowl, and pecorino cheese—is a perennial favorite).
    — Eric J. Lyman, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Although the menu changes often, other recent standouts included cuttlefish and Iberian pork jowl tartare (subbed out for sea urchin for the pescatarian at the table—delicious) with almond milk and caviar, and steak tartare over bone marrow.
    — Ann Abel, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • As for the traditional office, Gray reckoned that the trend to squeeze more employees into less space, in cheek-by-jowl cubicles, would eventually curb demand for lower-quality buildings.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 June 2021
  • Oz Korean Steakhouse mixes and matches smart combinations of meat — say, boneless short rib, beef belly, pork jowl and gently spicy pork bulgogi — in various sizes and price points, with the very modern inclusion of cheese fondue for dipping.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
  • The air smelled of diesel smoke, and the passengers sat cheek-by-jowl.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2022
  • With less to hold up your skin, gravity pulls it down causing jowls.
    — Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • To support drooping jowls, Chiu works directly on them and also the scalp, jaw, and cheeks.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
  • We were packed cheek-by-jowl, but no one seemed too terribly concerned.
    — David A. Andelman, CNN, 20 Sep. 2021

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