cherub
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In a post on the Facebook page of the James Bulger Memorial Trust charity, his family said they had "found the 2 vandalised cherub heads" following a tip-off.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
She pans down to show double sinks that feature a cherub motif.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
A cherub statue the Welnicks placed outside as a memorial to a child they lost to miscarriage looked down at the rubble.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022
If a cherub were a teapot, then this would be it.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
Like a tiny angel, a little cherub, sleeping after the wind had blown a lullaby into her little ears.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
Song floats through “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” like hovering cherubim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
There are a few visual effects, to indicate hazy memories, and a through line built around a white piano decorated with cherubim, which ends the film on a happy note.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
There is no end of hand-wringing over careerists who forgo the delights of cherubim in favor of corporate paychecks, but careful interrogations of parenthood are few and far between.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
In one passage, a prophet called Ezekiel describes a "vision of God being transported on cherubim", with four wings and "feet shaped like the sole of a calf's foot".
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2021
All around me are the cherubim, seraphim, continually crying “Holy, holy, holy,” the angels, archangels, that sort of thing.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Painters also adopted European conventions emphasizing divine rule in imperial portraits, as in a posthumous one of Akbar with a halo and winged cherubs above him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
“Elements such as the staircase cherubs, vibrant patterned wallpaper, curved French patio doors, and the deeply personal, expressive touches throughout make the home both memorable and visually striking.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Apparently it’s this ballroom at Mar-a-Lago, with its $7 million of gold leaf, that Trump wants now to re-create in the East Wing; the gold cherubs have already been brought up from Florida.
From Slate ● May 30, 2025
My favorite, predictably, was the Tunnel of Love, where couples can pose on a vintage pink Cadillac under a roof painted with cherubs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2024
“Yes, yes, I’ve thought about that. Perhaps the children are little cherubs, looking after withered men like me.”
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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