How to Use cheek in a Sentence
cheek
noun- He kissed her on the cheek.
- He's got a cheek ignoring us like that.
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Dickie plants a kiss on Tom’s cheek when the song ends.
—Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
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So far, just hand holding on walks and a good-night kiss on the cheek.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
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Next would be the powder, then lipstick on the cheeks and on her lips.
—Lyn Slater, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2024
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Joseph and Mary flirt, hold hands, embrace, kiss on the cheek and, in one scene, briefly kiss on the lips.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
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So far, just hand holding on walks and a goodnight kiss on the cheek.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
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Whether young man or mom, the gesture puts the palm of his or her right hand up against the head, cupping the cheek.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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This nifty stick adds a flush of color to your cheeks, eyelids, and lips.
—Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023
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Of course, the bronzed vibes continued on Bieber's warm, glowy cheeks.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 14 Sep. 2023
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The women all share the same rosy cheeks and they're blessed with clear skin, Howell said.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
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The kids were thrilled and their teacher had tears running down her cheeks.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
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Use chocolate to draw mouth, eyebrows, and a scar on one cheek.
—Beth Branch, Country Living, 27 July 2023
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As the guest of honor, I was instructed to cut off the cheeks and pass them to the other guests.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
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Next, make sure the brush reaches the cheek, tongue, and chewing surfaces of each tooth.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
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It can also be used for a reviving pop of color on the eyes and the cheeks.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
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Kravitz shared a photo of him and their daughter Zoë each kissing Bonet on the cheek.
—Jolene Latimer, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
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The pink flush on her cheeks looked identical in color to her glossy lips.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 29 Sep. 2023
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The video shows the boy approaching the Dalai Lama, who is seen asking the boy to kiss him first on the cheek, and then kisses him on the mouth.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 10 Apr. 2023
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These lip and cheek cream products are tiny enough to fit in you purse and add the prettiest pop of color to the face.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2023
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His face: the deep lines in his forehead and cheeks had a look of violence about them, more like wounds than like the marks of age.
—Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
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The 6-year-old girl was wounded in the cheek, and her father was shot, WBTV reported.
—Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
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At the end of the reception, Scorsese and De Niro gave each other kisses on the cheek.
—Vulture, 8 June 2023
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The result of two drops to both cheeks and forehead each?
—Sarah Han, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
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Squirrel-like Skwovets and Greedents hoard their berries and jam their cheeks with food as a Fearow flaps its wings overhead.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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His default expression was a cheek-to-cheek grin that exposed a big gap where his front teeth should have been.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Just that little bit of makeup that pops, the flush of the cheek.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2026
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The puffy cheeks and baby fat of his rookie year are gone.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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The phrase is now steeped in naked cheek.
—Lisa Gutierrez january 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026
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Here, her lips were potent, and her blush was equally so, powdered all over the rounds of her cheeks.
—Essence, 23 Jan. 2026
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