How to Use cherub in a Sentence

cherub

noun

• The cherub first appeared atop the L.S. Ayres Clock in 1947.
  — Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2020
• At the end of the first book, a picture of Eevee shows a cherub of a child.
  — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2021
• Mendoza stopped to eye a pair of fat-cheeked cherubs carved from wood.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
• The sea horse sculpture was replaced years ago with a cherub.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 11 Oct. 2017
• At the center is a fountain where four peeing cherubs sit astride the rim.
  — Julie Besonen, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2018
• In the 1990s, a long crack was reported in Louis' cloak, and two toes were missing from a cherub at his feet.
  — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2020
• The grounds are glamorous, with formal gardens and a fountain held up by cherubs.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2017
• This bronze cherub was recovered in 1987 from the wreckage of the Titanic.
  — Lillian Rizzo, WSJ, 20 June 2018
• And angels are not just little cherubs playing harps on clouds.
  — Fox News, 16 May 2018
• The Sonny Angels—three-inch-tall, naked cherubs that come in blind boxes—hovered in Wang’s mind.
  — Jasmine Li, Fortune, 18 May 2024
• The wings might belong to cherubs, common in rococo scenes.
  — Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2020
• Without a harp, without a halo a cherub’s A-Rod without J.Lo.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2019
• And a little like a cherub blowing friendly winds on old-fashioned maps.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• The mythical cherub appeared to be stitched in black, with prominent wings and a bow and arrow in hand.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
• If Dave was the Alpha, Martin was the poet — dreamy, elusive, and gorgeous, like a pervy cherub in a leather vest.
  — Laura Bond, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• Rowe always struck me as a benign cherub, sent from wherever cherubs hole up, to fix things.
  — Llewellyn King, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
• Guests were served a five-tiered cake adorned with white swan pillars, bells, tiny sugar flowers, and a white-chocolate cherub.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 July 2021
• With his free-flowing curls and soft features, Gray looked almost like a high-fashion cherub.
  — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2022
• The new French Room had a swanky cocktail bar and a new lounge, but longtime fans seemed more consumed with the famous cherub murals, which were gone.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2020
• Children content as cherubs play Monopoly in the shade.
  — Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2019
• Her then-bang-less hair was tied back into a tight bun so that her golden cherub earrings were put on full display.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
• Did your sister really give you a plaster cherub with a clock in its stomach?
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
• The alterations also removed the putti, or cherubs, tugging at the goddesses’ robes and satyrs peeking in on the scene from the trees.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
• Here, the child, a cherub with a halo of dark curls, comes into focus gradually.
  — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2020
• There is no trace here of the pubescent figure with noticeable nipples or of the decorative, soft-cheeked cherub.
  — Farah Peterson, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2023
• The 660-square-foot master bedroom has his-and-hers closets and baths, and a marble fireplace with cherubs sculpted in the mantel corbels.
  — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• The painting depicts the mythological figures of Apollo and Venus, the goddess of love, along with a cherub who may be her son Cupid.
  — Mercedes Leguizamon and Brandon Griggs, CNN, 2 Apr. 2018
• With her hair tied back, Perry's golden cherub earrings could also be seen on full display.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 7 May 2023
• Each of these bells features Catholic imagery, including a crucifix, Madonna and child and faces of cherubs.
  — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2018
• Since 1566 the Fountain of Neptune has lorded over this space, himself a giant, muscular bronze god, surrounded by cherubs and four sea nymphs salaciously jetting water from their bosoms.
  — Kelsy Chauvin, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024