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toothy

[too-thee, -thee] / ˈtu θi, -ði /




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Apparently taken by surprise, Albarn jumps off the stage to watch, with a broad, toothy grin spreading across his face.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

The adventurers reckon that they’re probably safe because it’s off-season for the toothy beasts.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

But since we know what that toothy nemesis is capable of, we almost feel sorry for the soldiers-for-hire that go up against it.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2025

She’d jump in the car happily, give her captor a toothy grin and then curl into a contented nap, probably dreaming of her next escape.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2025

You could imagine the Elemental Fiends clenching their toothy jaws—but even they just crumble.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Some of the bones belonged to the already-discovered Steropodon galmani, a shorter, stumpier and toothier ancestor of the platypus.

From BBC May 27, 2024

As shark experts call for a rebranding of the marine predators – suggesting that attacks be relabeled "incidents" or "interactions" – Cape Cod has begun to tentatively embrace its toothier neighbors.

From Fox News Sep. 17, 2021

During the rollicking song “Feed Me,” she is played by five puppeteers who manipulate oversize tendrils and a toothier flower head.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2019

The effect is a dreamlike carnival of images and ideas that suggests a toothier Adult Swim, or “In Living Color” as filtered through Nell Irvin Painter.

From New York Times Jul. 26, 2018

We got some newer, meaner, toothier guys that were straight out of Seal Team 6 — serious knuckle-dragging master chiefs.

From Washington Times Oct. 23, 2017

And the mosasaurus—that was the biggest, meanest, toothiest, most unstoppable mosasaur there was.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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