Example Sentences

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In an interview with Newsnight, Baroness Kennedy said the public might have enjoyed watching the cheeky chappy but they had not seen his "uglier side".

From BBC • Jul. 9, 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

Then you ought to have said that before," says I, "and Mr. Robert would have put one of his chappy friends on the job.

From On With Torchy by Lincoln, Foster