cheeks

Example Sentences

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He recalled how the miners' faces were still black "except the lines of white at the side of their cheeks, where the tears rolled".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“Well, everybody needs a passport,” responded a middle-aged woman with thick-rimmed glasses and dimpled cheeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

If a serpent’s prey happens to have seeds in their cheeks, “they will disperse those seeds, acting as nature’s gardeners, pooping out the seeds in a little pile of fertilizer,” Taylor said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Briany, with her plump cheeks and full head of dark hair, wasn’t normally this fussy.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

The pink was draining from her cheeks as she looked at us all.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott