cheeks

plural of cheek

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cheeks Rose Gray played her All Points East festival set with super-sparkled cheeks, while Lady Gaga tested out the season’s trending clavi-cut. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026 Lips and cheeks have been hogging all the attention recently, while lids and lashes have been going nearly naked. Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026 On a recent day, Ramadhan’s oldest child, not even 3, kissed the twins on the cheeks and recognized a photo of their mother. ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 Yusef Toubassi sits with his grandson Masa, looking on as children run by with cheeks painted bright colors and others howling with joy as clowns spin them around. Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026 Miller used her fingertips to blend this creamy blush on the high points of her cheeks and bridge of her nose. Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026 Puffing out his cheeks and raising his fists in excitement, the 5-year-old prince put on an entertaining performance for the crowds. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Aug. 2026 And just that, seeing tearstains on my father’s cheeks, was like seeing water run uphill. Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Their skin is flawless, their cheeks rosy, their bodies unmarked by the forces of gravity or physical strain. Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeks
Noun
  • Cocktail chatter on the Lido held that this was a more minor work than anticipated, and many of those positive reviews nevertheless included a few bum notes.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Kennedy’s Albany is a vital, violent place, a hothouse of gangsters, pool hustlers, bums, crooked politicians, and showgirls.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The workers would be fined if their tails were dirty, their satin ears crooked.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Robinhood — Shares of the trading app jumped 15% after Deutsche Bank issued a report pointing to prediction market tail winds for brokers, asset managers and exchanges.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The school has also opted into athlete revenue sharing, and its home stadium seats 24,000.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Artists picking stadiums look first for seats that can command a lot of money.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Then, pair a Black Angus rump steak, aged for three weeks in herbed butter and redolent of fresh rosemary (€38), with a glass of a spicy-fruity Barolo from the pioneering Piedmont vintner Chiara Boschis (€22).
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.
    David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Not enough potential to win a Super Bowl, but enough gaps for the bottom to fall out if things go wrong.
    Adam Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The other is beneath the large green leaves at the bottom of the plant, which, when lifted, show the bromeliad is dying off, Huffman said.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Cheeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeks. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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