cheek

Example Sentences

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His obsession with late-night television is almost endearing, like a child who bursts into tears on their birthday because someone smooshed a cupcake into their cheek.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

"We can't just keep taking blows, turning the other cheek, taking more blows, and then turning the other cheek again," she added.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Ben Stokes had his cheek smashed by a stray ball in the nets.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Daphne and Eddie magnanimously turn the other cheek and then go back to lavishing one another with murmured compliments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The scar left by Gelifen on Mal’s cheek was still raised and red, and she touched it very gently with her fingertips.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell