cherub

Example Sentences

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The wall painting is located in a chapel dedicated to Italy's last king, Umberto II, and shows the cherub holding a map of Italy.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

She pans down to show double sinks that feature a cherub motif.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

A cherub statue the Welnicks placed outside as a memorial to a child they lost to miscarriage looked down at the rubble.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2022

Instead, they said, “the photograph evokes themes of greed, innocence and the motif of the cherub in Western art.”

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022

The realization that the one person she most wanted to show the rebel flag cherub to, and laugh about it with, wasn’t there.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner