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cherub

[cher-uhb] / ˈtʃɛr əb /
NOUN
angel
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Two cherub statues next to James' grave in Kirkdale Cemetery were damaged twice in six weeks earlier this year – once in February and and again this month.

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

A little polished cherub grins at each corner.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

It’s like we were ringed by cherubim, smiling at our antics.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

I was fascinated entering the Catholic churches and finding Black figures as Jesus and the disciples, but often alongside white cherubs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

Filled with eccentric decorative touches that mirrored Simmons’ vibrant public persona, the property features everything from staircase cherubs and boldly patterned wallpaper to curved French doors, terraced gardens, and a key-shaped swimming pool.

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

Lissa sat on the bench, as still as the stone cherubs perched on the terrace steps.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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