cheeky
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Your insanely great belly laugh and your cheeky smile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
A "happy and cheeky" baby boy with a rare skull condition is doing well a year after becoming the first in the world to be given a new type of treatment.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
In that context, Gunn decided to play to her own strengths with a creative gamble, developing a routine that paid cheeky homage to her Australian roots.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
But Declan’s turf is the raffish seaside town of Blackpool, home to cheeky postcards and stand-up comedians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Tom woke me up early with a kiss and a cheeky grin.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
They’ll also tailor show topics to the cities they’re in or make the dialogue cheekier than what you can say on air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025
"She's got a little bit cheekier because she's looking round her paddock now and sticking her head up to look over the other side," Will said.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
Mythology offers a far cheekier explanation for the Cat's absence.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2023
Another forum had a cheekier explanation for why it was banning posts about ransomware: “if it ran somewhere, then you should probably go catch it?”
From The Verge ● Dec. 9, 2021
Not that his rank in life made him any the cheekier, but I suppose it was born in the boy.
From As We Sweep Through The Deep by Gordon Stables
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” always took Halloween seriously, even if that’s when the series could be at its cheekiest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Manchester United forward and England 'super-sub' Alessia Russo - who scored four goals and made one assist in six appearances off the bench - scored the cheekiest of backheels for England's third.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2022
Maurizio Sarri’s side took the lead in the 21st minute with a fantastic assist from Sergej Milinković-Savić, who sent Immobile clear with the cheekiest of backheel flicks and the forward coolly slotted home.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
However, the honor for the cheekiest Easter egg in the main titles belongs to Steve Zahn, who plays Mark.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2021
All I heard was Mrs Pratchett’s dreadful high-pitched voice behind me screeching, ‘This one’s the cheekiest of the bloomin’ lot, ’Eadmaster!
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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