How to Use cheeky in a Sentence

cheeky

adjective
  • Here’s a cute, cheeky home decor item that’ll leave an impression.
    Malia Griggs, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The king of spin, the cheeky slice of Australiana that will be sorely missed.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2022
  • Inside, customers checked out her cheeky new Valentine’s collection up-close.
    Malik Peay, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2022
  • The cheeky tone of the campaign highlights Boston sports championships won by men and a new era that includes women’s sports.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • To watch Prince in the video — direct, a bit cheeky and speaking with authority — is a reminder of the circumstances a year ago.
    New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
  • But one cheeky kea took flight with it, capturing aerial footage of the landscape before settling on some ground and tapping at the gadget repeatedly with its beak.
    Sara Spary, CNN, 4 Feb. 2022
  • That cheeky little kiss signals the end of the conversation because this gal’s got things to do and, more importantly, there really isn’t much more to it than that.
    Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Johnny Knoxville returns with an excess of brutal, cheeky, and ill-advised stunts in Jackass Forever.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Her cheeky post comes after Fox shared another daring look to Instagram inspired not by grandma's sofa, but by a famous music group.
    Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 10 Mar. 2022
  • It was agreed all around that Perry has inherited some good genes and by all accounts, Mr. Anthony, still playful and cheeky, has had a pretty good century.
    Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2022
  • On top of the tiny shorts, Kendall pulled up a cheeky black thong.
    Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 4 May 2023
  • The lager lads tossed cheeky comments over the counter in a bid to win a smile.
    Hazlitt, 21 June 2023
  • The song may be deeply cheeky, but there’s truth in it, too.
    Keaton Bell, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2022
  • There’s a lot of fun sounds, and there’s some cheeky lyrics.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The back of the dress featured a cutout that revealed her cheeky red undies.
    Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 15 June 2023
  • The sheer skirt of her dress allowed her cheeky black panties to peek through.
    Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Look, yeah, this is all crazy, cheeky, out-there stuff.
    Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 18 July 2022
  • For the cheeky mom Who doesn’t love a red lip every once in a while?
    Kelly Wearstler, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2024
  • This cheeky non-stick dish just so happens to fit the bill.
    Megan Schaltegger, Southern Living, 8 June 2024
  • The top covers my tummy area yet is cheeky in the back.
    Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day, 22 Feb. 2023
  • But others praised the cheeky nod to the original film.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • He's got a little bit of your thing, your cheeky thing?
    Emily Burack, Town & Country, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The cheeky line pokes fun at Jackson, with whom Palmer shares a six-month-old son.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • Talk about a smash hit—the cheeky shoes were the perfect whimsical touch for the look.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The huge photo booths that spit out a photo strip were cheeky.
    Alix Strauss, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Taco Bell took a cheeky tone in its May filing with the patent office.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • 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
  • In the pics, the singer got busy showed off her mega-toned butt and abs in her cheeky swimsuit and cutoff jeans.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 16 June 2023
  • The star opted to go without a shirt under the jacket for a cheeky twist on the menswear look.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024

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