cheeks

Example Sentences

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“My cheeks were on fire and my heart was pounding,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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

Juliette Kenny died last week one day after showing symptoms of the disease which included vomiting and discolouration in her cheeks, her father said.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The hateful blush that I could never control set my cheeks burning.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom