cheek

Example Sentences

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His obsession with late-night television is almost endearing, like a child who bursts into tears on their birthday because someone smooshed a cupcake into their cheek.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The two County Championship matches he played for Durham in May were also his first in two years, after the start to his season was delayed by the recovery from a broken cheek.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

"We can't just keep taking blows, turning the other cheek, taking more blows, and then turning the other cheek again," she added.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Daphne and Eddie magnanimously turn the other cheek and then go back to lavishing one another with murmured compliments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

I was so focused that I about jumped out of my skin when someone brushed something across my cheek.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin