brush cheek

Frequency: 6.06.5 per million words

To touch someone's cheek lightly and briefly.

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Examples (10)

  • His fingers gently brushed her cheek as he tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
  • As she passed him in the narrow hallway, her sleeve accidentally brushed his cheek.
  • Be careful not to let the branch brush the baby's cheek.
  • He remembered the feeling of her hair brushing his cheek in the wind.
  • In many cultures, people brush cheeks as a form of greeting.
  • She brushed his tear-stained cheek with the back of her hand.
  • A single leaf, falling from the tree, brushed her cheek like a soft whisper.
  • Did you feel something brush your cheek just now?
  • The soft fabric of her scarf brushed his cheek when she turned.
  • He leaned over, and his unshaven beard brushed the sleeping baby's soft cheek.