cheek
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Carragher apologised on Saturday for using "clumsy and wrong" language, and said his comments were "tongue in cheek".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
But Myshkin’s honesty and Christ-like willingness to turn the other cheek also make him an ideal confidant: Strangers disclose their deepest hopes and fears to him, often against their better judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Still, the players did not turn the other cheek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
To continue to turn the other cheek now isn’t convenience; it’s cowardice, just as it always has been.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
It would float over to her and stroke her cheek, then her forehead, but never press too hard.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Now white haired with a neatly trimmed beard and sunken cheeks, Bakker’s once upbeat delivery and playful repartee with guests had been replaced by a grim figure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Nearby, Anisha Nepali sat quietly in a corner, tears running down her cheeks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Add orange-rimmed eyes with jet-black pupils set against white cheeks, a dashing black under-eye line and a radiant round orange bill hinge, and the puffin looks like something invented by a talented circus makeup artist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
She had tired eyes, and river clay markings on her cheeks -and she was furious with him.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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