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.