cheeks

Example Sentences

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And it was then that they started to stream down his manager's cheeks too.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

If a serpent’s prey happens to have seeds in their cheeks, “they will disperse those seeds, acting as nature’s gardeners, pooping out the seeds in a little pile of fertilizer,” Taylor said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Briany, with her plump cheeks and full head of dark hair, wasn’t normally this fussy.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

But the visitors who go to Butterworth’s looking for something exotic are not just Midwestern tourists out for pork cheeks or dry-aged duck breast to sample on a patriotic vacation.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

A lot just dripped down her cheeks and chin, but Gran seemed a little more awake while we fed her.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff