overbite
noun
over·bite
ˈō-vər-ˌbīt 
: the projection of the upper front teeth over the lower in the normal occlusal position of the jaws compare underbite
Examples of overbite in a Sentence
He has a severe overbite.
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The actor sported an overbite and is front teeth is misaligned so that one of them is directly in the middle of his mouth .
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2024
The lengthy is too expository and gives the opera a biographical overbite.
—Rhoda Feng, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Comedy nerds and oddballs of all stripes embraced the show, especially its singularly off-putting heroine, a woman with a garish overbite, a sordid past and a strangely infectious nasal drawl.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Bad bites can come in various forms, like an overbite (when your upper teeth overlap your lower teeth) or underbite (when your lower teeth overlap your upper teeth).
—Korin Miller, SELF, 20 Oct. 2020
When the cups are entirely gone, the mule starts to get a noticeable overbite—buck-toothed.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
Last September, Kim's eldest daughter, Brielle, underwent double jaw surgery to correct her temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and an overbite.
—Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 16 Feb. 2022
Known as Matty, Coleman had light shaggy hair and a wide smile that revealed a slight overbite — a trait inherited from his father.
—Kevin T. Dugan, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2021
The titular character is a red ant, who in Mr. Roldán’s scratchy drawings has a bulbous body, long antennae and a comical overbite.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2024
The lengthy is too expository and gives the opera a biographical overbite.
—Rhoda Feng, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Comedy nerds and oddballs of all stripes embraced the show, especially its singularly off-putting heroine, a woman with a garish overbite, a sordid past and a strangely infectious nasal drawl.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Bad bites can come in various forms, like an overbite (when your upper teeth overlap your lower teeth) or underbite (when your lower teeth overlap your upper teeth).
—Korin Miller, SELF, 20 Oct. 2020
When the cups are entirely gone, the mule starts to get a noticeable overbite—buck-toothed.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
Last September, Kim's eldest daughter, Brielle, underwent double jaw surgery to correct her temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and an overbite.
—Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 16 Feb. 2022
Known as Matty, Coleman had light shaggy hair and a wide smile that revealed a slight overbite — a trait inherited from his father.
—Kevin T. Dugan, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2021
The titular character is a red ant, who in Mr. Roldán’s scratchy drawings has a bulbous body, long antennae and a comical overbite.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021
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“Overbite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overbite. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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overbite
noun
over·bite
ˈō-vər-ˌbīt
: the projection of the upper front teeth over the lower front teeth when the biting surfaces of the teeth in the upper and lower jaws are in contact
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overbite
noun
over·bite
ˈō-vər-ˌbīt
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