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

A cheek has never been turned more obviously, publicly or sincerely.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

A fragment from a much larger painting, it shows a severe Mary with the small hand of the Christ Child tenderly grazing her cheek.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“Good boy,” she whispered again, then hooked her arm around his neck, nuzzling her cold cheek to his, and closed her eyes.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman