set one's teeth
Example Sentences
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It was a noise that set one’s teeth on edge and bristled the hair at the back of one’s neck.
From "1984" by George Orwell
What one wants is something to set one's teeth in.
From Eleanor by Mrs. Humphry Ward
Half a dozen musicians at the further end were making unearthly discords: shrieking and wailing instruments set one's teeth on edge and went down one's back like cold water.
From Glories of Spain by Charles W. (William) Wood
Five different shades of red on the same hat are enough to set one's teeth on edge.
From The Little Colonel at Boarding-School by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
The noise he made was more like the squeaking of a pencil on a slate; it set one's teeth on edge; the violin itself seemed to squeal with pain.
From The Four Feathers by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
