cheek

Example Sentences

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Pecking Lee on the cheek, Mann relished the big-arena rock moment.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

Ben Stokes had his cheek smashed by a stray ball in the nets.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 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

Then he helped her lie flat along the length of the tree, with her cheek resting on the bark.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret