How to Use toothy in a Sentence

toothy

adjective
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  • Filling the screen, with a wide, toothy smile, was the face of a teenage boy.
    — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2021
  • The staves of a barrel, whose hoops had burst, fanned in a toothy grin.
    — Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
  • The wild rice provides some heft and a toothy bite, and the vinaigrette unites it all.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • The toothy clamp was strong but didn’t damage my straw hat at all.
    — Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2024
  • And then good old Hickey shows up, with his toothy smile and goofy jokes.
    — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The neon red race car with its big bright eyes and toothy smile is no slouch either.
    — Judi Dash, Philly.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • The Age of Dinosaurs wasn’t just a heyday of spiky and toothy giants.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
  • As prey approach, the fish readies its wide and toothy jaws for a quick bite.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2022
  • The Nike headband and the toothy grin were bad news for defenders.
    — SI.com, 10 July 2019
  • The fourth-year safety instead pulled down his mask and flashed a toothy smile.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Bias walked off the court with a toothy grin brightening his face.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • This isn’t the first time a toothy fish has caught the public’s attention.
    — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2021
  • In the meantime, Roberts got some electrical tape and wrapped it around the gator’s toothy snout.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The Matthew image, which went viral, showed the storm as a smiling, toothy skull.
    — Brett Clarkson, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • But the Prince Harry wax figure’s toothy smile is old news now.
    — Ashley Hoffman, Time, 9 May 2018
  • My daughter turned to me with a toothy grin and a light in her eyes that could not be dimmed by matters of the adult world.
    — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The animal boasts 486 legs and a toothy, Predator-style head.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
  • When Rosé points out the lipstick on Lisa’s teeth, the latter grins back with an extra-toothy smile.
    — Haeryun Kang, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2022
  • However, there were once many more of the toothy predators.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 19 June 2021
  • The mouth is stretched into a gleeful, toothy grin, toeing the line between cheer and evil.
    — Sharon Mizota, latimes.com, 20 Jan. 2018
  • Her eyes widen, her mouth stretching into a toothy grin.
    — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Apr. 2019
  • That toothy grin with messy hair had broken English hearts.
    — SI.com, 21 June 2018
  • The image, captured by the Duchess in Norfolk, features the young prince showing off a toothy grin.
    — Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 22 July 2021
  • All told, the density of toothy, hairy, wild predators in the Badger State is among the highest in the nation.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2018
  • The toothy horror that lay dead on the bar across from us might well have eaten one of their grandmothers.
    — Warren Page, Field & Stream, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Many savored the fact that West was in a jovial mood, cracking a toothy smile on occasion.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 1 June 2018
  • Now the peanut’s toothy grin, a nod to Carter’s famously wide smile, needed a polish.
    — Mary Jordan, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The burden of walking in the heat that crumpled their faces seems to vanish, lost to toothy smiles and wide, shining eyes.
    — Megan Taros, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2021
  • On the medal podium later, Ledecky sported a big, toothy smile with her hair tucked behind her ears.
    — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • Sporting the same toothy grin and quippy voice lines, Little Lewis' pumpkin head also lights up and his long, creepy orange fingers beckon you from the sleeves of his gauzy robe.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 23 July 2024

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