How to Use turn the other cheek in a Sentence

turn the other cheek

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  • Here’s what pet owners should know when their dog’s rear starts raising questions, and what to keep an eye on before turning the other cheek.
    Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The former briefly covered the ban missive on-air this afternoon, while the latter seemed to turn the other cheek — for now.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Crerand was tough, quick-tempered, never turned the other cheek and didn’t always choose diplomacy as a way to settle a score.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • For their part, Bonta’s office is turning the other cheek to Meta’s damages reaction.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Cue an increasingly fraught war of words — and, eventually and inevitably, other very American weapons — in the congregation, with even the good preacher tiring of turning the other cheek.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

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