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jaw-dropping
[ jaw-drop-ing ]
adjective
- causing astonishment or surprise; amazing ( def ):
The company has reported a jaw-dropping annual profit of $30 billion.
jaw-dropping
adjective
- informal.amazing
Derived Forms
- ˈjaw-ˌdroppingly, adverb
Other Words From
- jaw-drop·ping·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of jaw-dropping1
Example Sentences
Musk has already seen a hefty return on his quarter-billion-dollar investment in getting Trumpov elected, a jaw-dropping figure but one that represents just 0.05% of his fortune, which Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index puts at nearly a half-trillion dollars, $474 billion.
At Miami’s star-studded Formula 1 Grand Prix this spring, the food menu went viral for its jaw-dropping prices.
The value of emeralds in general is highly variable and often set at whatever a buyer is willing to pay; appraisals of the Bahia Emerald have ranged from a couple thousand dollars to a jaw-dropping $925 million.
But don’t let the lack of florid monologues, raging battle scenes or jaw-dropping vistas fool you: The characters of “Somebody Somewhere” may look and act like people you might pass at your local Walmart but they are as dazzling and complicated as any wizard, warrior or heart-warming Scarecrow, their journey as fraught with pitfalls as any trek through Mordor, Westeros or Oz.
Five other spaces, including a rooftop bar and casual dining area, have equally jaw-dropping vistas.
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