How to Use cherub in a Sentence
cherub
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The cherub first appeared atop the L.S. Ayres Clock in 1947.
—Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2020
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At the end of the first book, a picture of Eevee shows a cherub of a child.
—Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2021
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Mendoza stopped to eye a pair of fat-cheeked cherubs carved from wood.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
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The sea horse sculpture was replaced years ago with a cherub.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 11 Oct. 2017
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At the center is a fountain where four peeing cherubs sit astride the rim.
—Julie Besonen, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2018
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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
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The grounds are glamorous, with formal gardens and a fountain held up by cherubs.
—Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2017
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This bronze cherub was recovered in 1987 from the wreckage of the Titanic.
—Lillian Rizzo, WSJ, 20 June 2018
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And angels are not just little cherubs playing harps on clouds.
—Fox News, 16 May 2018
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The wings might belong to cherubs, common in rococo scenes.
—Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2020
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Without a harp, without a halo a cherub’s A-Rod without J.Lo.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2019
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And a little like a cherub blowing friendly winds on old-fashioned maps.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2019
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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
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Rowe always struck me as a benign cherub, sent from wherever cherubs hole up, to fix things.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
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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
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With his free-flowing curls and soft features, Gray looked almost like a high-fashion cherub.
—André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2022
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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
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Children content as cherubs play Monopoly in the shade.
—Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2019
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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
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Did your sister really give you a plaster cherub with a clock in its stomach?
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
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Here, the child, a cherub with a halo of dark curls, comes into focus gradually.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2020
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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
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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
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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
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With her hair tied back, Perry's golden cherub earrings could also be seen on full display.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 7 May 2023
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Each of these bells features Catholic imagery, including a crucifix, Madonna and child and faces of cherubs.
—Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2018
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In the image, a nude woman is reclining and sleeping in a dream world which includes a cherub, an owl, flowers and various masks.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 2 Mar. 2018
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The third and largest fresco fragment bears the image of a naked cherub dancing in front of a double-pitched roof decorated with sculptures of griffins and greenery.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2021
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My favorite, predictably, was the Tunnel of Love, where couples can pose on a vintage pink Cadillac under a roof painted with cherubs.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
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After the ceremony, Shawn and Matt snuck away to read private vows to each other as guests walked across the grounds to Cranbrook House for cocktails, picking off bites of the cheese urns underneath the school’s stone cherub statues.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
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