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Meanings of cheekbone in English
The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
Usage of cheekbone in English
1
The speaker in my cheekbone crackled and Commander Cortez said, Two minutes.
2
It was later revealed Salmon had suffered a broken orbital and cheekbone.
3
He had the doctor over there make sure my cheekbone wasn't shattered.
4
The bullet from my .44 hit her just over her right cheekbone.
5
A pink blotch had formed on the cheekbone under his right eye.
6
Michael felt the scraping, tearing passage of the nails across his cheekbone.
7
He had a tiny red spot at the top of each cheekbone.
8
The rifle stabbed at him again, catching him high on one cheekbone.
9
Ms Mallyon damaged her spleen, broke her cheekbone and fractured her spine.
10
Someone had knocked out all his teeth and caved in one cheekbone.
11
When I hung up the phone, my cheekbone seemed to ache more.
12
Badly aimed, it can put splinters of cheekbone into the eye sockets.
13
Why does he have his thumb pressed into his cheekbone like that?
14
Finally she turns to me, resting her cheekbone against her clasped hands.
15
He touches my face and traces a burning path across my cheekbone.
16
The bridge of his nose and left cheekbone were hammered into pulp.
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Cheekbone through the time
Cheekbone across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common