cheek

Example Sentences

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Pecking Lee on the cheek, Mann relished the big-arena rock moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

She had pulled him down to her height, and kissed him on the cheek, and it was so hard that it was like a bite.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell