worry line

noun

: a crease or wrinkle on the forehead or between the eyebrows

Examples of worry line in a Sentence

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Next in the worry line were owners of agricultural firms with 22% in the high uncertainty clouds. William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 There was my dad’s straight nose and similar lips, my mother’s forehead worry lines. Marlene Adelstein, Longreads, 3 Nov. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of worry line was in 1972

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“Worry line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worry%20line. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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