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Examples of dental floss in a Sentence
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Experts recommend checking the ingredients listed on the dental floss packaging or contacting the manufacturer for more information about how they’re made.
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Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 14 June 2024
The perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS, are found in everything from dental floss to firefighting foams to children’s toys.
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Coral Davenport, New York Times, 9 May 2024
The plot’s as thin as dental floss, the characters scarcely characters at all.
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Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Challenge them to create their very own boobie trap out of dental floss, à la Spy Kids.
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Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 6 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
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“Dental floss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dental%20floss. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
dental floss
noun
: a thread used to clean between the teeth
Medical Definition
dental floss
noun
: a thread used to clean between the teeth
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