cheeky
Example Sentences
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Browne is intellectual, playful, cheeky — the domain of schoolboy dreams and art world fancy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Nevertheless, a cheeky portion of blue-green paint contorts itself into a standing position in the corner, fighting against the weight that urges the rest of the work Earthward.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
He’s clearly an old soul, keenly intelligent, cheeky and sensitive.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
"A cheeky chappy - the Del Boy of football."
From BBC • May 12, 2026
This was necessary, but it did seem cheeky to see the fourteen-year-old boy standing there, telling his master what he was supposed to do.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Vocabulary lists containing cheeky
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Born a Crime
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