How to Use buccal in a Sentence

buccal

adjective
  • With buccal fat removal, excess fat is taken out of the face.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Much of the online backlash to buccal fat removal comes from how the surgery can age.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2022
  • At the start of the vetting process, I was sent a buccal swab kit to collect cells from inside my cheek.
    — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2021
  • After the baby was born, buccal swabs were taken from the victim, her child, and the defendant.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 July 2025
  • Unlike the name implies, buccal fat removal surgery doesn’t completely remove the fat pad.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Hydrating facial once every three months, buccal fat facial massage twice a year.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 June 2024
  • For those who are truly good candidates for buccal fat removal, the results can be beautiful.
    — April Long, Town & Country, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Unlike the surgery, buccal fat massages are a temporary sculpting solution to last you through the week.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The buccal phase is the body’s reflexive response to the actual presence of food in the mouth (which aids in swallowing).
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Baleen whales suck in mouthfuls of water and extract small organisms such as krill, using fibrous buccal filters.
    — The Economist, 14 Dec. 2019
  • The surgery consists of removing the buccal fat pads between the cheekbone and jaw for those who prefer a more sculpted appearance.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The entire movie is just about redeemed by sporadic closeups of Perry King’s zero-buccal-fat face.
    — Hazlitt, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Police have also obtained buccal swab search warrants to collect DNA from the men.
    — Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, 22 May 2018
  • Some patients complain of drooping after aggressive buccal fat removal.
    — Jolene Edgar, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Anderson also filed a motion for Hummel to submit a buccal swab, a swab of the cheek for DNA.
    — Becky Jacobs, Post-Tribune, 28 June 2017
  • It’s been described as facial deflating given that fat is lost in all areas of the face, unlike buccal or cheek fat removal, which only takes fat out of certain areas of the face.
    — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2023
  • For those unfamiliar, a buccal facial involves a technique where the therapist massages the muscles inside the cheeks and jawline.
    — Tira Urquhart, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
  • However, unlike those temporary enhancements, buccal fat removal has long-term effects.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Detectives arrived in Saginaw a week later with a search warrant to obtain a buccal sample from Robinson.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
  • As previously mentioned, buccal fat removal is a cosmetic surgical procedure in which excess fat from the buccal fat pads is removed.
    — Iman Balagam, ELLE, 18 Jan. 2023
  • While functional in water or damp environments, buccal pumping limits oxygen intake and endurance.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • To correct the botched buccal fat removal, Brown saw another plastic surgeon for a reconstructive procedure.
    — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
  • In 2022, everyone on the internet was suddenly talking about buccal fat removal.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Everyday on social media, we are presented with new trends like double cleansing, buccal fat reduction, no-poo shampoo, cloud skin, filters in a bottle, and skin flooding.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Unlike great whites and tiger sharks, which must keep swimming to ventilate their gills, draughtsboard sharks are a species of buccal pumping sharks, which manually push water over their gills to take in oxygen while stationary.
    — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The judge also granted a prosecution request to obtain additional fingerprint and buccal swab samples from Cross.
    — Dan Campana, Elgin Courier-News, 12 May 2017
  • Phoenix Delcampo ultimately submitted to a DNA buccal swab the same day after being told about the court order.
    — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Teigen's facial plastic surgeon, Jason Diamond, MD—who also did her buccal fat removal—posted about his most recent work, as well.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Some are accusing creators of subjecting Barney to buccal fat removal — a trendy cosmetic procedure that eliminates fat from cheeks, leading to a more sculpted and contoured look.
    — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Audiences, especially adult ones, can be shallow, and voices, even famous ones, don’t automatically command the level of attention that buccal-fat-free celebrity faces do.
    — Holly Thomas, CNN, 26 Jan. 2023

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