cheek by jowl
Example Sentences
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Staff and residents sat cheek by jowl chatting to each other.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
Ruoff’s team has already used it to make diamond films composed of thousands of tiny crystals packed cheek by jowl.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024
We found his block, low houses cheek by jowl.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
Fans pack in cheek by jowl well before the first pitch and long after the final out.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2022
The cockpit was oppressively cramped, forcing pilot and copilot to live cheek by jowl for missions as long as sixteen hours.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
