cheek

Example Sentences

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Shifting the jawbreaker from one cheek to the other, I leaned back and said, “Grandpa, you were going to tell me how we’re going to catch those monkeys.”

From Literature

I saw her bite her cheeks to keep in a laugh.

From Literature

"I wouldn't have been worried if I had one bum cheek dragging on the floor. I didn't care at that point, I just wanted to go home," she said.

From BBC

Dana next swabs Ilana’s mouth — the inside of her cheek and along the gum line — and her finger nails.

From Los Angeles Times

The camera often seems to be right under his chin, gazing as the sweat on his cheeks and lashes shimmers under the Vegas lights like diamonds.

From Los Angeles Times