Example Sentences

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"I was just this cheeky chappy and just thought 'go on then, why not?'," he said.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

Before I picked up Moby’s new memoir, Porcelain, I thought of him as a small, bald, cheeky chappy who made tuneful dance music.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2016

Even Ward’s cheeky chappy interjections can’t rescue some parts of the book from tedium.

From Slate • May 7, 2015

The cheeky chappy is a highly skilled dancer and will be hoping to show off a body pop or two on the ice!

From Children's BBC • Dec. 18, 2012

You seem to understand me, By each at once her chappy fingers laying Upon her skinny lips:—you should be women, And yet your beards forbid me to interpret That you are so.

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Owen, Elias