How to Use cheeky in a Sentence
cheeky
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On top of the tiny shorts, Kendall pulled up a cheeky black thong.
—Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 4 May 2023
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The lager lads tossed cheeky comments over the counter in a bid to win a smile.
—Hazlitt, 21 June 2023
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The song may be deeply cheeky, but there’s truth in it, too.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2022
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There’s a lot of fun sounds, and there’s some cheeky lyrics.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
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The fiery chain, based in Austin, is known for its tacos with cheeky names.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 24 July 2020
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The back of the dress featured a cutout that revealed her cheeky red undies.
—Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 15 June 2023
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All the kids are, but Charlotte and Louis both have a cheeky streak.
—Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 29 Dec. 2020
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The sheer skirt of her dress allowed her cheeky black panties to peek through.
—Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2023
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Look, yeah, this is all crazy, cheeky, out-there stuff.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 18 July 2022
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For the cheeky mom Who doesn’t love a red lip every once in a while?
—Kelly Wearstler, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2024
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The king of spin, the cheeky slice of Australiana that will be sorely missed.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2022
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This cheeky non-stick dish just so happens to fit the bill.
—Megan Schaltegger, Southern Living, 8 June 2024
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And, the leg is cut in a way that’s not going to be too cheeky on the backside.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 27 May 2025
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The top covers my tummy area yet is cheeky in the back.
—Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day, 22 Feb. 2023
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But others praised the cheeky nod to the original film.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
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He's got a little bit of your thing, your cheeky thing?
—Emily Burack, Town & Country, 20 Apr. 2022
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But a cheeky persona and a quick wit have earned him an army of diehard fans.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Nov. 2021
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This is a cheeky slasher homage and genre fans will lap it up.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
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Check out the steamy and cheeky lyrics and music video below.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2019
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The cheeky line pokes fun at Jackson, with whom Palmer shares a six-month-old son.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2023
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The fifth song off the singer’s new album Guts is cheeky and steeped in self-loathing and paranoia.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 7 Sep. 2023
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Talk about a smash hit—the cheeky shoes were the perfect whimsical touch for the look.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2024
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The huge photo booths that spit out a photo strip were cheeky.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
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Taco Bell took a cheeky tone in its May filing with the patent office.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
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From the first page, I was enamored of the tone, part cheeky brat and part wise philosopher.
—Celeste Sloman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
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La Canicule is an old term, a cheeky one, just newly representative of the climate crisis.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
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On June 25, the 31-year-old stripped down for a cheeky new photo on Instagram.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 25 June 2026
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Over the years, his music evolved, marrying the genres of alternative rock, hip-hop and electro-pop with his cheeky flair.
—Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
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The white detailing hits at your hips at just the right angle so the suit doesn't have to be super high cut or ultra-cheeky.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
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This cheeky quote will gain a smile from a parent with young adult kids.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 21 June 2026
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