exposed nerve
Example Sentences
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On top of that, Frick had a broken tooth with an exposed nerve.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024
A scientist colleague of mine recently told me about a painful exposed nerve in his tooth.
From Scientific American • Nov. 10, 2023
Life as a teenager is like walking around with your skin peeled away: Every experience is magnified against exposed nerve endings and desperate hearts.
From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2022
As she thought about her Olympics to come, she was nothing short of an exposed nerve.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2022
Her love, her utmost self, ached like an exposed nerve.
From Life at High Tide by Alden, Henry Mills
