between the teeth
Example Sentences
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He saw slight differences between the teeth of his specimens, and described six species of Protemnodon.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2024
"These small hooks would have been used to catch the tiny shrimp the pterosaur likely fed on — making sure they went down its throat and weren't squeezed between the teeth."
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2023
It’s hard to leave the first courses, a pot of gold that also includes zesty marinated shrimp that crackle between the teeth from their rice-flour crust.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2022
And it was always the same kind: white, short-grain Japanese rice, polished and glossy, pleasantly clumpy and quick to yield between the teeth, clinging to the chopstick, sticking to the spoon.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021
Viola was bent over an elaborate cake, holding her breath and applying the final decorations of nonpareils, those tiny edible metallic nuggets that crunched thrillingly between the teeth.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
