cheek

Example Sentences

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They added that, along with kissing someone on the cheek or shaking their hand, these "are not acts of a sexual nature".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Screening may be done non-invasively, via saliva or a cheek swab, and women who get a negative result are cleared to compete for the rest of their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The test requires screening through saliva, a cheek swab or a blood sample.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Based on moderate wear on its cheek teeth, the individual likely died in early to middle adulthood.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

He winked at me, then kissed his mother on the cheek and left.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff