cheeky
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Chutzpah-wise, “Oak Street” stands at the border between brazen and cheeky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Another slightly cheeky observation on my behalf: I don’t think a $17,000 credit-card debt and the word “only” belong in the same sentence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Neil the beloved elephant seal has once again returned to Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania, for his annual moult, keeping locals on their toes with his cheeky and sometimes destructive antics.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
They were drawn to actors with "shortish, cheeky, funny" qualities for the role, he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Indeed, at one point Franklin and her student had sent around a cheeky note announcing the “death of the helix.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
"She's got a little bit cheekier because she's looking round her paddock now and sticking her head up to look over the other side," Will said.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
But when she lifted the lid on the box and removed the red-and-white checkered wax paper, I realized there was perhaps a cheekier motivation: She wanted to conduct an experiment.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2022
Another forum had a cheekier explanation for why it was banning posts about ransomware: “if it ran somewhere, then you should probably go catch it?”
From The Verge ● Dec. 9, 2021
This is one of the documentary’s cheekier touches, but inspired in a fundamentally important way.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2018
Well, if you ain't cheekier 'n ol' cheek!
From Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” always took Halloween seriously, even if that’s when the series could be at its cheekiest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Manchester United forward and England 'super-sub' Alessia Russo - who scored four goals and made one assist in six appearances off the bench - scored the cheekiest of backheels for England's third.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2022
Maurizio Sarri’s side took the lead in the 21st minute with a fantastic assist from Sergej Milinković-Savić, who sent Immobile clear with the cheekiest of backheel flicks and the forward coolly slotted home.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
However, the honor for the cheekiest Easter egg in the main titles belongs to Steve Zahn, who plays Mark.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2021
All I heard was Mrs Pratchett’s dreadful high-pitched voice behind me screeching, ‘This one’s the cheekiest of the bloomin’ lot, ’Eadmaster!
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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