cheeks

Example Sentences

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Others lined up to pay $10 to mall staff wearing "Face Painter" vests before posing for selfies with cheeks bearing their national side's colors.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

Iran had scored its first goal and amid whoops of joy, Parvin, 76, who declined to provide her last name, wiped tears from her cheeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

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

There is a faint blush on the saint’s cheeks, and his mouth is parted ever so slightly, as if Francis is letting out a gasp of awe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Her other hand had made its way up to her face, and now both her hands mashed against her cheeks.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu