cheeked

adjective

ˈchēkt

: having cheeks of a specified nature

—used in combination

rosy-cheeked

Examples of cheeked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is really nothing more than a fancy demonstration of glorified gardening with ruddy cheeked green thumbers debating the merits of one long-Latin named dahlia or mallow over another. —

Louis J. Esterhazy, WWD, 16 June 2024 Parish provides 'spiritual home' for refugees Throughout the especially long Mass, Anthony Pumpau and Theresa Niang diligently rocked their round-cheeked 6-month-old baby, Mary. —

Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023 But here, at last, is the real Elon Musk: not a visionary, but a ruddy-cheeked, undersexed basement dweller—the kind of guy who, come to think about it, would be a big fan of Elon Musk. —

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2023 Her chubby-cheeked, blue-eyed daughter Lilly wasn’t hitting all her milestones as an infant. —

Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for cheeked

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