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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Then Gemma is back at the dentist, telling him she’s been to six rooms today.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Feb. 2025
Seeing Shep and her friends, to her, is like scheduling a cleaning at the dentist.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Yiannopoulos followed with screenshots of group texts with him, the dentist and West, with the latter requesting nitrous and the dentist obliging.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
The rapper seems to have shot the spot on an iPhone’s front-facing camera, with medical sunglasses on while lying down at the dentist.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Feb. 2025
Seeing Shep and her friends, to her, is like scheduling a cleaning at the dentist.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Yiannopoulos followed with screenshots of group texts with him, the dentist and West, with the latter requesting nitrous and the dentist obliging.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
The rapper seems to have shot the spot on an iPhone’s front-facing camera, with medical sunglasses on while lying down at the dentist.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 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 Mar. 2025.
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