How to Use cherub in a Sentence

cherub

noun
  • The sea horse sculpture was replaced years ago with a cherub.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Oh, perfect naked cherubs running down the trail through the trees!
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • At the end of the first book, a picture of Eevee shows a cherub of a child.
    — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2021
  • At the center is a fountain where four peeing cherubs sit astride the rim.
    — Julie Besonen, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2018
  • And angels are not just little cherubs playing harps on clouds.
    — Fox News, 16 May 2018
  • And a little like a cherub blowing friendly winds on old-fashioned maps.
    — New York Times, 22 Nov. 2019
  • And a little like a cherub blowing friendly winds on old-fashioned maps.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The grounds are glamorous, with formal gardens and a fountain held up by cherubs.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2017
  • Rowe always struck me as a benign cherub, sent from wherever cherubs hole up, to fix things.
    — Llewellyn King, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Did your sister really give you a plaster cherub with a clock in its stomach?
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • With his free-flowing curls and soft features, Gray looked almost like a high-fashion cherub.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • Here, the child, a cherub with a halo of dark curls, comes into focus gradually.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2020
  • The Meloni-like cherub is shown in a deferential pose toward the king.
    — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • With her hair tied back, Perry's golden cherub earrings could also be seen on full display.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 7 May 2023
  • Some have achieved maximum kitsch through liberal use of cherubs, murals, carvings, lights and bibs.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2019
  • In the yard the stone statues of two naked cherubs hug, an orange tree is laden with fruit and the flame red hibiscus and poinsettia are in full bloom.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
  • 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 Sonny Angels—three-inch-tall, naked cherubs that come in blind boxes—hovered in Wang’s mind.
    — Jasmine Li, Fortune, 18 May 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • This bronze cherub was recovered in 1987 from the wreckage of the Titanic.
    — Lillian Rizzo, WSJ, 20 June 2018
  • 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
  • Set in the lobby, it is decorated with shimmering baubles, cherubs (made in Rome), golden birds, and a massive white bow.
    — Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Each of these bells features Catholic imagery, including a crucifix, Madonna and child and faces of cherubs.
    — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2018
  • We have been conditioned to believe that with a clock’s tick on one particular midnight, a bent old man hands the baton of time to a sprightly cherub in a top hat.
    — New York Times, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The designer loved a decorative touch and was known for novelty buttons that took the form of circus performers and cherubs.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • There is a photo, too, of the doll itself, a nude little cherub packaged in a box designed to look like both a manger and an illuminated Bible.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026

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