cheekbone

Noun

Meaning

the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek

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Without hesitation, she made a fist and hit herself in the right eye, her knuckles making contact with the top of her cheekbone. And then she poured milk into her coffee. Lis Wiehl

According to a senior police officer, Kumar used his service revolver and shot himself on his chin and the bullet pierced his cheekbone. Source: Internet

Chaves couldn't move his right arm for six months and had a number of operations on injuries which included fractures to his skull, collarbone, cheekbone and ribs and a punctured lung. Source: Internet

I ask every doubter dare anyone to reach up to their cheekbone with their middle finger and scratch. Source: Internet

In a separate incident that happened in June, 26-year-old Jasmine Morales said she was left with a broken cheekbone and brain injury after driving by a demonstration over Floyd’s death that also turned violent. Source: Internet

This North Yorkshire Police officer sustained a fractured cheekbone after he was attacked while on duty. Source: Internet

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