Cheshire cat
noun
Chesh·ire cat
ˈche-shər- 
: a broadly grinning cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Examples of Cheshire cat in a Sentence
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Walker and Stones live south of Manchester in Cheshire, meaning Dave will soon be a Cheshire cat.
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Staff Writer
follow, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
Another great option is going as a Mad Hatter and the Cheshire cat who just jumped our of the Wonderland for Halloween.
—Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 20 Oct. 2022
The purple and pink Cheshire cat smiles from above, while the little caterpillar smokes on a mushroom across the way.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2022
Like the Cheshire cat, really; just off to the side, watching, a little wicked, a little charming, a lot mysterious.
—Benjamin Lindsay, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021
Bruce navigates his compact kitchen with the grace of an elegant Cheshire cat.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2021
So, with the invisible, ubiquitous tenacity of Lewis Carrol's Cheshire cat, the pollution will foul our atmosphere -- and overheat the globe -- far into the 22nd century.
—James Gerstenzang, CNN, 1 Aug. 2021
Wandering into the Cheshire cat’s territory, Cynthia at one point encounters a hostile border guard.
—Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2021
Make like the Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland with vibrant purple face paint and a huge, toothy grin.
—Michella Oré, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2020
Staff Writer
follow, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
Another great option is going as a Mad Hatter and the Cheshire cat who just jumped our of the Wonderland for Halloween.
—Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 20 Oct. 2022
The purple and pink Cheshire cat smiles from above, while the little caterpillar smokes on a mushroom across the way.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2022
Like the Cheshire cat, really; just off to the side, watching, a little wicked, a little charming, a lot mysterious.
—Benjamin Lindsay, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021
Bruce navigates his compact kitchen with the grace of an elegant Cheshire cat.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2021
So, with the invisible, ubiquitous tenacity of Lewis Carrol's Cheshire cat, the pollution will foul our atmosphere -- and overheat the globe -- far into the 22nd century.
—James Gerstenzang, CNN, 1 Aug. 2021
Wandering into the Cheshire cat’s territory, Cynthia at one point encounters a hostile border guard.
—Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2021
Make like the Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland with vibrant purple face paint and a huge, toothy grin.
—Michella Oré, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2020
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