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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Part it in the middle to frame your cheekbones and leave the hair to air dry for a slightly more undone feel.
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Hannah Coates, Vogue, 12 June 2024
Later that season on Aug. 17, Bassitt took a 100 miles per hour line drive from Brian Goodwin of the White Sox off the face and had surgery for a fractured cheekbone.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
In 2010, a surgeon inserted a new type of implant that would support her cheekbone and prevent her right orbital bone from collapsing.
—Cecilia.butini, Vox, 4 June 2024
Among them: the top of your head, the spot between your eyebrows, the middle of the cheekbones, and the spot between the nose and the lip.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 May 2024
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Hannah Coates, Vogue, 12 June 2024
Later that season on Aug. 17, Bassitt took a 100 miles per hour line drive from Brian Goodwin of the White Sox off the face and had surgery for a fractured cheekbone.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
In 2010, a surgeon inserted a new type of implant that would support her cheekbone and prevent her right orbital bone from collapsing.
—Cecilia.butini, Vox, 4 June 2024
Among them: the top of your head, the spot between your eyebrows, the middle of the cheekbones, and the spot between the nose and the lip.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 May 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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