jawbreaker
noun
jaw·break·er
ˈjȯ-ˌbrā-kər 
1
: a round hard candy
2
: a word difficult to pronounce
Examples of jawbreaker in a Sentence
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In the teen comedy film, which also starred Rose McGowan, Carol Kane and Tatyana Ali, a group of popular girls accidentally kill the prom queen with a jawbreaker when a kidnapping prank goes horribly wrong.
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Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 13 July 2024
And they’re consumed orally, more like jawbreakers or Warheads than cigarettes.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
Get your jawbreakers out — and don't choke.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
What happens when three popular girls accidentally kill the prom queen with a jawbreaker during a botched kidnapping prank?
—Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 16 Nov. 2022
It’s like sucking on a big, color-changing jawbreaker for a couple of years.
—Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 24 Oct. 2020
One man whom Tittle has known for years suggested people throw 2.5-inch jawbreakers at the float and its occupants during the parade.
—Cassandra Stephenson, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2019
Marchand then followed with the jawbreaker, set up in front with a gimme after a charging David Pastrnak — who had 3 points, including his 13th goal — sent a sweet backhand feed from the goal line.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2019
Red hot nickel balls hugging jawbreakers to death, motorcycles burning out on iPhones, and everything in between.
—Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 30 Dec. 2015
Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 13 July 2024
And they’re consumed orally, more like jawbreakers or Warheads than cigarettes.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
Get your jawbreakers out — and don't choke.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
What happens when three popular girls accidentally kill the prom queen with a jawbreaker during a botched kidnapping prank?
—Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 16 Nov. 2022
It’s like sucking on a big, color-changing jawbreaker for a couple of years.
—Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 24 Oct. 2020
One man whom Tittle has known for years suggested people throw 2.5-inch jawbreakers at the float and its occupants during the parade.
—Cassandra Stephenson, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2019
Marchand then followed with the jawbreaker, set up in front with a gimme after a charging David Pastrnak — who had 3 points, including his 13th goal — sent a sweet backhand feed from the goal line.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2019
Red hot nickel balls hugging jawbreakers to death, motorcycles burning out on iPhones, and everything in between.
—Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 30 Dec. 2015
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jawbreaker
noun
jaw·break·er
-ˌbrā-kər
: a round hard candy
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