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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

He would probably laugh his toothy laugh at the absurdity of it, because he was well aware of the first absurd indignity of his life in Lubbock.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 30, 2025

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

And, yes, she did so with a strained reference to one of the most popular songs from the musical Wicked, topped off with a toothy smile and a wink-wink.

From Slate Dec. 7, 2024

Behind her is another woman, with the optimistic, false, toothy smile of a paid attendant.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Green has a toothier texture and fresher flavor; red is saucier with dusky, earthen undertones.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

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

She made James Brown’s toothy-looking smile look toothier with a round container that once held cheese wedges.

From New York Times Jul. 22, 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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