The phrase "a few jaws" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to multiple jaws, typically in a context related to animals, machinery, or metaphorical expressions.
Example: "The museum displayed a few jaws from ancient marine creatures, showcasing their impressive size and structure."
Alternatives: "several jaws" or "a couple of jaws".
Neighbors admired his chalk drawings on the sidewalk, though a few jaws dropped over his Michelangelo-inspired nudes.
While Major's assignment may have dropped a few jaws in his classroom, the bulk of the complaining has come from professors, students, and parents at other universities.
The West European model he chose to cite caused a few jaws to drop: His "good friend" Silvio Berlusconi, he said, was a true political giant — "definitely one of the last Mohicans in European politics".
Last Sunday, in a victory that dropped a few jaws around the league, Tampa Bay shut out the Atlanta Falcons, 27-0, demonstheting the kind of defensive ferocity that marked the 2002 title team.
But more than a few jaws dropped when WorldCom noted that it would write down the value of its property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets to $10 billion from $44.8 billion.
But the story out of Chicago that Bears receiver Sam Hurd was charged Thursday with dealing a rather massive amount of cocaine and marijuana as an alleged sideline to his $2 million-a-year N.F.L. job, well, that still has the ability to drop a few jaws.
It's hard to score big laughs with hidden-camera material these days because there has been so much of it since the "Jackass" TV show, but Mr. Knoxville and his young sidekick still land a few jaw-droppers.
A Few Jaw Exercises: You may feel a little weird or even amused while doing some of these exercises, but the more you practice them, the easier and rewarding it will become.
This diagnosis, based on the characters of one premolar and four molar teeth since augmented by a few complete jaws, is not by any means universally accepted.
It is known only from isolated teeth and a few lower jaws with reduced front teeth and enlarged molars and premolars.
The result was an event that opened London Fashion week last year -- causing more than a few fashionista jaws to drop.
