How to Use floss in a Sentence

floss

1 of 2 noun

• To finish the project, clip the embroidery floss and pull the cut end through the front side of the project.
  — Amber Wagner, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• The wet fly has a wing of mallard flank and a body made of red silk or floss.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2018
• Find the spot where the string (or thread, or floss) meets itself and mark it with a pen.
  — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
• Crispy fried dough, fluffy pork floss, warm sticky rice.
  — Christina Chaey, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2019
• Show off your best moves and emotes: the floss, the shoot, the shiggy, whatever.
  — Arielle Pardes, Wired, 9 Mar. 2020
• At one point, TV cameras caught the Jonas boys and challenged them to do the floss dance.
  — Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Sep. 2018
• Midriff floss is just one of the noughties trends to resurface as of recently.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2020
• First thing in the morning, you may be tempted to grab a glug of mouthwash and then brush and floss.
  — Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2021
• Using black floss, sew a jagged row of straight stitches to face for mouth.
  — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 9 Sep. 2019
• Time to bust out the floss again, and this time actually use it.
  — Bethany Gumper, Redbook, 21 May 2015
• So why do some people kick off their shoes, clip their nails and/or floss.
  — Scott Craven, azcentral, 30 May 2018
• Some women will have scars that look like little strings of floss.
  — Bethany Heitman, Health.com, 10 Oct. 2019
• Use a piece of unflavored dental floss (or a hot, wet knife) to cut the pate into 8 slices.
  — Robin Mather, charlotteobserver, 25 July 2017
• Brush your teeth twice a day, use toothpaste with fluoride, and floss at least once a day.
  — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2022
• Lean pork floss and century egg congee is one of the classics served in the south of China.
  — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 13 Oct. 2022
• Some, the smallest, came in purple and picked guitars with strings of sterling, starlight-like floss for strings.
  — Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
• The sleeping angel who looks so peaceful may gouge out an eye if her floss is mussed.
  — Janet Maslin, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2017
• And, of course, water flossers are much pricier than standard string floss.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022
• Green flags are go-ahead signs (honesty, owning floss).
  — Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 7 June 2023
• Eight months later, those who trained to floss after brushing had a stronger habit than the other group.
  — Ryan Prior, CNN, 1 Jan. 2021
• Football is a deeply strange game, and beauty can be found in the sport's goofy moments — like a guy getting a sack with a floss pick in his mouth.
  — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2022
• David puts toothpaste and floss in his mouth, gargles for a bit, then spits out a brand-new Sonicare toothbrush.
  — Eli Grober, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2022
• Creecy also said plastic items and floss can shut down the sewer system.
  — Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2022
• Using a piece of floss or a serrated knife, cut into 12 or so inch-wide rolls.
  — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2023
• Just like string floss, a water flosser cleans between your teeth.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 26 Feb. 2019
• Dental floss is the secret to achieving a clean, even cut when leveling a cake.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 17 June 2021
• Speaking of teeth, brush them thoroughly and don’t forget to floss.
  — Deborah Acosta, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2020
• Rebound, defend, play fast, come up with loose balls, make shots, floss before bed, etc.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2021
• The packaging is recyclable and the floss is compostable.
  — Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored, 22 Oct. 2020
• Once baked, these tall and fluffy buns have a touch of sweetness from the mayo, savoriness from the furikake, and a punch of salty richness from the pork floss in every bite.
  — Christina Chaey, Bon Appétit, 15 Oct. 2021

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floss

2 of 2 verb

• My dentist told me I should floss more often.
• You’re also supposed to floss the back sides of your last teeth, FYI.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 26 Feb. 2019
• The next child reportedly goes on to ask Prince William if George has taught him how to floss.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2020
• That means flossing at least once a day and brushing for two minutes two times a day.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Oct. 2018
• We've all been told to floss more and that'll probably never end.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
• Not making more time to do volunteer work, or to read more books, or to floss my teeth?
  — Fortune, 13 Feb. 2020
• There are so many different types of thread and floss out there, so many types of designs.
  — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
• My mother-in-law is now starting to floss her teeth in public.
  — Abigail Van Buren, Houston Chronicle, 24 May 2018
• The fibers of the rope toy will actually floss the dogs teeth, keeping their chompers healthy.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 7 May 2021
• The next morning, Mana tribe is sitting around flossing with plants.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2017
• This tool emits a steady stream of water that cleans between teeth better than floss.
  — Tara Parker-Pope, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
• When Bingo gets upset, Bluey helps Nana learn to floss by guiding her through the dance moves over video chat.
  — Douglas Piper, The Conversation, 21 July 2023
• Not brushing and flossing enough allows bacteria to build up on the pieces of food left in your mouth.
  — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 25 May 2023
• The Fortnite World Cup felt like that, except the mascots weren’t allowed to stop flossing.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 29 July 2019
• The Flosstime ($30) mounted on my mirror, also speckled with goo, was there to remind me to floss.
  — Neal Pollack, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2017
• In 2016 a flurry of media reports declared that flossing your teeth was a waste of time.
  — Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
• Ava's biggest pet peeve in a relationship is a man who doesn't floss.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
• Good spine hygiene doesn’t mean brushing and flossing your spine in front of the mirror every day.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
• From a top bunk, Ms. Auder could hear her mother flossing her teeth, the swish of her feet and her breathing.
  — Penelope Green, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• Those who had to commit extra effort to unlock the rewards flossed 15% more days.
  — Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
• With that said, maintaining oral health isn’t just a matter of brushing your teeth and flossing.
  — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 13 Mar. 2018
• To take the test, patients can't eat or drink anything, brush or floss their teeth or use mouthwash, or smoke or chew gum for one hour prior.
  — Marlene Lenthang, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2021
• Gangnam style, the Harlem Shake, the whip, flossing, and the triangle have all sashayed across social media, leaving how-tos and trend pieces in their wake.
  — Wired, 24 Oct. 2019
• The most common advice given by dentists is to floss daily.
  — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
• The unit features a large reservoir but is still compact, a rarity in the world of countertop flossing units.
  — Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Mar. 2023
• There are good sections on dental health — teachable moments on where failure to floss will lead you — and diet.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 18 Jan. 2020
• Kids learn how to follow instructions, as well as best practices for brushing and flossing the real pearly whites in their mouths.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 8 Nov. 2023
• The unit comes with a 22-ounce water reservoir, a flossing wand with an extension hose that stores inside the unit, and 6 flossing tips that can be stored in the reservoir lid.
  — Steven Rowe, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2023
• At a recent dental check-up, Carson was advised to start flossing.
  — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Apr. 2018
• Doniger mentions that her goal is getting her patients to floss and brush for two minutes twice a day to get rid of decay- and dental disease-causing biofilm.
  — NBC News, 5 June 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024