How to Use wisdom tooth in a Sentence

wisdom tooth

noun
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  • Showalter said Bleier may need a wisdom tooth pulled soon, but the club is unsure of when to do it.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Iggy had two wisdom teeth pulled on the day of a show, and refused to pull out of her duties.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The decedent had all his natural teeth at the time of his death but did not have his wisdom teeth.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Matt got more Vicodin a few years later when his wisdom teeth were pulled.
    — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2019
  • See, Garcia was on the way home from having her wisdom teeth removed.
    — Peter Dawson, star-telegram, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The unit dentist had grounded him that day to carry out the urgent removal of painful wisdom teeth.
    — Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2017
  • About 18 months ago, my 17-year-old son had his wisdom teeth extracted.
    — WSJ, 24 June 2018
  • Then came gigantic sweet-chestnut roots, yanked out of the ground like giants’ wisdom teeth.
    — Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Soccer players like to go down with the slightest push and make a face like someone is removing their wisdom teeth through their eardrums.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2018
  • Stemler had his wisdom teeth taken out earlier in the week, Sailors coach Ross Sinclair said.
    — Matt Szabo, latimes.com, 13 July 2019
  • Softer foods meant the need for wisdom teeth was eliminated.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But Hernandez last pitched on March 11 before having a wisdom tooth pulled.
    — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 20 Mar. 2018
  • She was forced to scrap a few support dates on Bruno Mars’ 2018 national arena tour to undergo surgery on her wisdom teeth.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Last year, Kasich pushed a seven-day supply limit to treat acute, short-term pain such as pain from a wisdom tooth extraction.
    — Jackie Borchardt, cleveland.com, 2 May 2018
  • An Eagles fan woke up after being under anesthesia for wisdom teeth surgery with the fear that her worst nightmare had come true.
    — Nina Mandell, For The Win, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Xin Liu sent her wisdom tooth into the heavens aboard an early iteration of a Blue Origin rocket in 2019.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2021
  • For the most part, though, any complex procedure (such as wisdom tooth extraction or dental implants) will be planned weeks in advance, Dr. Gonchar and Dr. Cu say.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Dua Lipa has canceled a string of shows on her current tour of Australia due to wisdom teeth troubles that require immediate surgery.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Told from the perspective of the wisdom tooth, their first love story grows so crooked that the cavity must be extracted -- leaving a lasting gap when the relationship ends.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The young reader’s docent and narrator here is a talking wisdom tooth, a vestige of a time before cooking transformed the human diet and relieved us of the need for bigger jaws.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Hernandez, who missed more than 10 days after having a wisdom tooth extracted, returned to the mound Saturday for a 20-pitch bullpen session.
    — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 24 Mar. 2018
  • Like apes, humans have 32 permanent teeth (counting wisdom teeth).
    — Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian, 29 July 2017
  • Right-hander Elieser Hernandez, a Rule 5 draftee, has impressed but will start the season on the disabled list after missing the past week while recovering from the removal of a wisdom tooth that has left the right side of his face swollen.
    — Craig Davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Four types of teeth are nestled into our jaws: molars, premolars, canines and incisors, plus the optional wisdom teeth.
    — Charlotte Hu, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2018
  • Byron Buxton’s timeline to return has been extended after the Twins center fielder had three wisdom teeth pulled last week.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 July 2019
  • Haley Parks is definitely not missing the Super Bowl after a video of the aftermath of her wisdom teeth removal went viral and the Eagles offered her tickets to the big game.
    — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Roughly 35 percent of people today are born without wisdom teeth.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Lake Highlands restaurant owner Erin Willis marked time Monday morning in a waiting room while an oral surgeon removed her daughter’s wisdom teeth.
    — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Some populations or families might not develop all four wisdom teeth, or any at all.
    — Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Purdy had his wisdom teeth surgically removed earlier in the day, before passing out in his kitchen.
    — Richard Obert, azcentral, 18 Jan. 2020

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