cheek

Example Sentences

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For the last two of those matches, against Worcestershire and the return at Kent, he will have Stokes in the dressing room, assuming the all-rounder's recovery from cheek surgery continues as planned.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

To put it another way, I have the right to turn my cheek.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

There were also issues before the World Athletics Championships when a group of Canadian athletes had to be retested after a reported 'test-tube error' meant their cheek swabs failed to comply with requirements.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The test requires screening through saliva, a cheek swab or a blood sample.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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