cheek
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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
Joanne, a support for learning worker from Glasgow, said the local authority "had a cheek to say they care about their employees" after she read the council's message saying it was dismissing all staff.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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
I rested my cheek on his shoulder, and he rested his cheek on my head.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
He was cradled in her arms - his eyes wide and his cheeks sunken.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
In it, she wears her blond hair down, its curls frizzing attractively, and appears to be wearing minimal makeup—stained berry lips, pink cheeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The acne on her cheeks and chin made her hesitant to look her bosses in the eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Her muzzle was white, with small black dots where her whiskers grew, almost like the freckles on Maggie’s cheeks.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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