How to Use dentition in a Sentence

dentition

noun

• Firstly, the milk teeth and then the second dentition which replaces the original set.
  — Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
• The idea that a person's dentition was as unique and traceable as a fingerprint was not generally accepted at the time, and is still not.
  — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2019
• With their mouths open, their gaping dentition provokes horror.
  — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 July 2018
• Fans immediately pounced on the picture, taking to the comments section to share their guesses as to what the disturbing dentition might mean for the new season's theme, which has not been announced.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2020
• Most weasels have dentition more typical of carnivores, with a few sharp, slicing teeth and fewer, smaller molars, which other animals use to grind plants.
  — Natalie Angier, New York Times, 13 June 2016
• Wrangham and colleagues attribute these changes to the invention of cooking, which makes food easier to chew, explaining the smaller dentition, and more energy-rich, to fuel bigger bodies and brains.
  — Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2020
• While Microleo was unique for being petite, Whollydooleya stands out for its extreme dentition, specifically, its blade-like teeth.
  — Peter Schouten, National Geographic, 16 Aug. 2016
• Tusks are among the most dramatic examples of mammal dentition: ever-growing, projecting teeth used for fighting, foraging, even flirting.
  — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
• The catalog of human fallibilities that Mr. Bezzerides assembles begins with an account of our suboptimal dentition.
  — Adrian Woolfson, WSJ, 31 May 2021
• Then, as the Permian matured, so did a stunning palette of mammals, radiating from their humble beginnings into evolutionary trend-setters: warm-blooded, milk-making, hairy, rapidly metabolizing and outfitted with complex dentition.
  — David P. Barash, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2021
• In my experience, which includes extensive travel in other countries, Americans often seem disoriented or even horrified when confronted with imperfect dentition.
  — David Tuller, CNN, 28 May 2018
• But as humans controlled fire, learned to cook, became cooperative, and developed hunting techniques and an accompanying armamentarium of cutting implements, the requirement for robust dentition diminished.
  — Adrian Woolfson, WSJ, 31 May 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024