How do you use the word "cheek" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "cheek": A tear rolled down her cheek. The girl kissed her father on the cheek.

Cheek Meaning

/t͡ʃiːk/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

nounThe lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.

Sentence Examples

A tear rolled down her cheek.

The girl kissed her father on the cheek.

She leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The toddler's rosy ____ turned bright red from playing outside in the cold.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The young boy gave his mother a sweet kiss on her ____ this morning.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English cheeke, cheke, cheoke, choke, from Old English ċēce, ċēace, ċēoce (“cheek; jaw”), from Proto-West Germanic *kākā, *keukā (“jaw, cheek”), from Proto-Germanic *kēkǭ, *keukǭ (“jaw; palate; pharynx”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (“to chew”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sooke (“cheek”), West Frisian tsjeak (“jaw”), Dutch kaak (“jaw; cheek”), Swedish käke (“jaw; jowl”), Norwegian kjake (“jaw”), Old Norse kók (“mouth; gullet”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"There are some shrewd contents in yon same paper, / That steals the colours from Bassanio's cheek: / Some dear friend dead; else nothing in the world / Could turn so much the constitution / Of any constant man. What, worse and worse!— […]" — c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

"We did not like him much because he kissed us and was preachy when we cheeked pretty Tallie, who did not rule over us as Dede did […]" — 1942, Emily Carr, “Sunday”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC:

"We cheeked him over the fence until he chased us off, and then we went down to the Walton Road and cheeked the carters, keeping on the other side of the hedge so." — 1948, George Orwell, Coming Up for Air:

"'Well, I do live next door,' I said, in no way antagonistically, and yet I immediately felt as if I had cheeked the headmistress." — 2013, Louise Candlish, The Disappearance of Emily Marr:

"Such horses might need to be "cheeked" for a while." — 1964, John Hendrix, If I Can Do It Horseback: A Cow-Country Sketchbook, page 183:

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