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It would be irresponsible not to say right off that “Alley Cats,” written and directed by the comedian Ricky Gervais, is so gleefully vulgar it could make a TV critic blush.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Thomas’ dissent is, in many respects, more emotionally complex than either his admirers or his critics, like me, were at first blush ready to admit.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

The blush of first love inside the glow of new friendship is where “Girls Like Girls” works its easygoing charms, but also an affecting sadness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

As she talks, she carefully dabs concealer under her eyes and adds some pink blush and highlighter to her cheeks.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Her blush deepened to crimson, and she turned away.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

“They’ve had a curated set of items that they’ve gone after, so whether that be in blushes or in lips or in highlighter or bronzing categories, they’re seeing strength across the board,” Fields said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Will, thank you so much!” shouts a fan, and underneath his thick beard, the pitcher blushes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2026

Fighting through a hand injury that appeared to dramatically impair his passing, quarterback Stafford threw a game-saving touchdown in the final minute to spare the Rams' blushes and advance to the divisional round.

From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026

Autochromes possess the light-dappled depth of Impressionist paintings, the powdery precision of pointillism, the honest blushes of butterfly cheeks, and the palpable textures of gleaming silks and gilded velvets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

“You’re charming,” Isobel says, and immediately blushes, looking like she would pull the words back into her mouth if she could.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

He blushed and actually agreed before letting me go home.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025

Instead, they found that when participants blushed watching their own performances, there was activity in regions of the brain involved in emotions.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024

It’s a small to medium sized, pink blushed apple.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

When he finally removed the tiny clips pinching off the blood supply from the aorta, the kidney blushed pink, a good first sign.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2023

I blushed but managed to get the topic off me and onto news of the war.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

In “Ready or Not,” Weaving’s blushing bride-to-be, Grace, discovers that she’s marrying into a family of devil-worshippers who sold their souls for eternal wealth, and they must sacrifice her to keep the money rolling in.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026

If, however, at lunch in a restaurant near his Beverly Hills boutique during one of his occasional visits, a screen idol stopped by his table, he melted into schoolboy smiles and blushing laughter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025

“If we give $20,000 to charity, and get half a million followers, I’ll conduct a reveal,” he told me, laughing and blushing.

From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2024

The findings published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B journal show that blushing was more intense when participants watched themselves singing compared with watching others sing.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024

Somehow despite all the sheepish grins and blushing and quiet crushing, Mike seized his moment and asked Violet to prom.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed