How to Use cheek in a Sentence

cheek

noun
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  • He kissed her on the cheek.
  • He's got a cheek ignoring us like that.
  • Dickie plants a kiss on Tom’s cheek when the song ends.
    — Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
  • So far, just hand holding on walks and a good-night kiss on the cheek.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Next would be the powder, then lipstick on the cheeks and on her lips.
    — Lyn Slater, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • So far, just hand holding on walks and a goodnight kiss on the cheek.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • This nifty stick adds a flush of color to your cheeks, eyelids, and lips.
    — Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Of course, the bronzed vibes continued on Bieber's warm, glowy cheeks.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The women all share the same rosy cheeks and they're blessed with clear skin, Howell said.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The kids were thrilled and their teacher had tears running down her cheeks.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Use chocolate to draw mouth, eyebrows, and a scar on one cheek.
    — Beth Branch, Country Living, 27 July 2023
  • 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
  • Next, make sure the brush reaches the cheek, tongue, and chewing surfaces of each tooth.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
  • It can also be used for a reviving pop of color on the eyes and the cheeks.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Kravitz shared a photo of him and their daughter Zoë each kissing Bonet on the cheek.
    — Jolene Latimer, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The pink flush on her cheeks looked identical in color to her glossy lips.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 29 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The 6-year-old girl was wounded in the cheek, and her father was shot, WBTV reported.
    — Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
  • At the end of the reception, Scorsese and De Niro gave each other kisses on the cheek.
    — Vulture, 8 June 2023
  • His father’s cheeks were now newsprint-colored, his eyes red and bulging.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Applying blush to the apples of the cheeks and across the nose is the key to recreating the viral TikTok trend.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Another pic was snapped as Scruggs, 34, kissed Ryver on the cheek while Kennedy made a shocked face.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2023
  • But Parker, looking stern as tears streamed down his cheeks, walked out of the courtroom with his aunt.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
  • What does this mean for our lips, our cheeks, and our approach to injectables?
    — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 24 Mar. 2023
  • My jaw, cheeks, and neck looked much more toned, and my features started to look more pronounced.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2023
  • In one photo, Bronze looks shocked as his mom snaps his photo, cake smudged across his cheeks.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023

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