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
As she thought about her Olympics to come, she was nothing short of an exposed nerve.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2022
But the VW campaign seemed to touch some kind of exposed nerve in America.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2021
A woman of your age, who would rather go around with an exposed nerve in her head than have the tooth pulled!
From The Circular Staircase by Rinehart, Mary Roberts