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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Schwartz had recruited Dyer to drive him to and from the dentist's office.
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Once the innie enters the room, it is forced to engage in an activity which coincides with things Gemma fears (going to the dentist, airplane turbulence) or dreads (writing thank-you cards).
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
Nine other prisoners have walked free after being convicted in part on inaccurate evidence presented by Michael West, the dentist, or his pathologist partner, Dr. Steven Hayne, once stars of the Mississippi forensics field.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
First her credit card is declined at the dentist’s, then a series of phone calls come in: ten messages from her friend Sophie and several from the bank.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Once the innie enters the room, it is forced to engage in an activity which coincides with things Gemma fears (going to the dentist, airplane turbulence) or dreads (writing thank-you cards).
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
Nine other prisoners have walked free after being convicted in part on inaccurate evidence presented by Michael West, the dentist, or his pathologist partner, Dr. Steven Hayne, once stars of the Mississippi forensics field.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
First her credit card is declined at the dentist’s, then a series of phone calls come in: ten messages from her friend Sophie and several from the bank.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Mar. 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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