cheek by jowl

adverb

: side by side

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The curators bring nature inside, namely with many displays of crystals and other minerals, often cheek by jowl with the artworks. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026 Now that people are venturing back to the office, e-bikes will provide a great alternative to sitting in subway cars cheek by jowl with the Delta variant. — IEEE Spectrum, 9 Aug. 2021 The two communities lived cheek by jowl in many American cities, where immigrants of different sorts ended up in the same neighborhoods. — Samira Mehta, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2025 The two communities lived cheek by jowl in many American cities, where immigrants of different sorts ended up in the same neighborhoods. — Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cheek by jowl

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cheek by jowl was in 1577

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“Cheek by jowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheek%20by%20jowl. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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