cheekbone
noun
cheek·bone
ˈchēk-ˌbōn 
: the prominence below the eye that is formed by the zygomatic bone
also
: zygomatic bone
Examples of cheekbone in a Sentence
He suffered a broken cheekbone.
She has high cheekbones, like her father.
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This highly pigmented product seamlessly glides across your skin, adding a subtle depth to your cheekbones or nose.
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Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
As the Sukkot meal began, Bitton received a string of grotesque photographs on his phone: closeups of a gaunt Palestinian man with sharp cheekbones, his mouth open, a plum-size bullet wound above the left eye.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
To re-create this look, brush yellow eye shadow (like ColourPop's Pressed Powder Shadow in Tiki) from your brow bone to your cheekbone.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
Swipe a sculpting stick down your cheekbones, at your hairline, underneath your lips, and on your collar bones.
—Julianne Carell, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2024
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Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
As the Sukkot meal began, Bitton received a string of grotesque photographs on his phone: closeups of a gaunt Palestinian man with sharp cheekbones, his mouth open, a plum-size bullet wound above the left eye.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
To re-create this look, brush yellow eye shadow (like ColourPop's Pressed Powder Shadow in Tiki) from your brow bone to your cheekbone.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
Swipe a sculpting stick down your cheekbones, at your hairline, underneath your lips, and on your collar bones.
—Julianne Carell, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cheekbone
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“Cheekbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheekbone. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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cheekbone
noun
cheek·bone
ˈchēk-ˈbōn
-ˌbōn
: the bone or the bony ridge below the eye
Medical Definition
cheekbone
noun
cheek·bone
ˈchēk-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn
: the prominence below the eye that is formed by the zygomatic bone
also
: zygomatic bone
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