5 Sentences With "had the cheek"

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They had the cheek to challenge an ordinance that allegedly protected the environment (inexcusable). from The Hill
Her only known offence was to have married a man who had the cheek to defend Chinese citizens against the state. from Economist
Last month a usually compliant daily newspaper, the Citizen, had the cheek to mention that the Tanzanian shilling's value at the unofficial exchange rate had been sliding. from Economist
South Korean firms doing business in China are currently suffering boycotts and bureaucratic persecution because their government had the cheek to allow the deployment of an American anti-missile system that the Chinese government is unhappy about. from Economist
In 1980, British journalist David Hunn wrote that she "never had the cheek of some of her rivals, but for serenity she was supreme". This was famously illustrated during the 1975 World Cup at Wembley Stadium in London, when a broken hook holding support cables of the uneven bars caused the apparatus to fall apart and crash to the ground just as Tourischeva landed her dismount. Saluting the judges, she walked off the podium without even turning around to look at the remains of the apparatus. She went on to win the all-around and all four event finals.