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.

Examples of the dentist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Here was the girl driving Tracy’s mom to the dentist. Jennifer Thuy Vi Nguyen, Longreads, 11 June 2024 That is why tax avoidance is becoming a major front in the battle against organised crime, De Lucia warned, arguing that the dentist who fails to issue an invoice has the same effect as the drug dealer. The Week Uk, theweek, 7 May 2024 And not to say Ceretti is lying, but who actually enjoys the experience of going to the dentist, much less the auditory part of it? Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2024 Something is wrong with his brain, the dentist told his colleagues, perhaps a stroke or an abscess. Adam Sella, New York Times, 26 May 2024 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 7 Jul. 2024.

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