cherubic

Example Sentences

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Over time, the 18-year-old Northern Irishman with the cherubic face and limitless potential, who ticked off those first four major championships in a four-year span, has grown up.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

"Who was Dwight Eisenhower?" a cherubic teenager asked.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2023

The wooden figure—with its shaggy white hair, black curlicue mustache, and cherubic pink cheeks—bears little resemblance to Donald Trump’s signature comb over and bronzed skin.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2023

With a cherubic face she looked every bit the part of a young lover, and, with a touch of careless manspreading while lighting a cigarette, very much a boy.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2023

The young man was as kind as his cherubic face suggested.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes