cool cheek
Frequency: 5.03.2 per million words
Refers to the temperature of the cheek, often implying calmness or a lack of fever.
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Examples (10)
- Her hand rested on his forehead, then his reassuringly cool cheek.
- The autumn wind brushed against her cool cheeks.
- After the fever broke, his cheeks were finally cool to the touch.
- He pressed his cool cheek against the cold windowpane.
- Despite the stressful situation, her cheeks remained cool and pale.
- The nurse touched the baby's cool cheek to check its temperature.
- She awoke to find her cool cheek resting on the smooth marble floor.
- The doctor was relieved to feel the patient's cool cheeks, a sign the fever was subsiding.
- In the eerie silence, the ghost's touch was like ice on her cool cheek.
- He remained impassive, his expression unreadable and his cheeks cool despite the accusation.