brushing

Example Sentences

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They are far more likely caused by forceful brushing, acidic drinks and processed diets than by natural chewing forces.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Czernowitz was by then a Habsburg afterimage: Jews, Germans, Romanians, Ukrainians and Poles, brushing past one another in schools, markets and cafes, their lives conducted in competing alphabets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Investors are largely brushing off inflation worries and are focusing instead on earnings.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Despite brushing shoulders with Branson and Co, Cox's journey was never about the glamour.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

My heart was beating triple time, but then I waved at her involuntarily, like I was brushing away a bee.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen