the dentist
noun
variants
or the dentist's
: the place where a dentist works
I saw her at the dentist last week.
He goes to the dentist's for a check-up every six months.
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Both have tackled topics like learning about recycling, going to the dentist, and shopping for groceries.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
Others are painful but necessary (a trip to the dentist).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
In the series, Maisy goes to the library, visits the dentist, learns to swim — and, yes, goes to the airport.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
There are reasons people are afraid of the dentist; all of those pokey instruments going into soft, sensitive places.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
Others are painful but necessary (a trip to the dentist).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
In the series, Maisy goes to the library, visits the dentist, learns to swim — and, yes, goes to the airport.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
There are reasons people are afraid of the dentist; all of those pokey instruments going into soft, sensitive places.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the dentist
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“The dentist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dentist. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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