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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

They led by 11 after the first quarter, 17 at halftime, 33 after three, and they just kept piling it on, so much that Jack Nicholson spent the game looking like a gleeful cherub.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2023

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




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