brushing
Example Sentences
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Ten tackles a game last season became as routine as brushing his teeth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
After initially brushing off LLMs, DeepMind was developing its own chatbots.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Making a habit of brushing can prevent needing to put an older dog under general anesthesia just so a vet can clean the pet’s teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“This wasn’t someone brushing off a mistake, it was someone who holds himself to an incredibly high standard and was deeply affected by falling short of it.”
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
She should have said something to calm Major Puff’s nerves, but the truth was, all that brushing of her fur felt wonderful.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
