gum

Example Sentences

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"It's almost palpably eager to please – and if you don't welcome it right into your heart, you might want to check there's not some marmalade gumming it shut."

From BBC

"He spat his chewing gum out to cover," says Spencer.

From BBC

Poor dental hygiene can led to tooth decay and gum infections, which can lead to tooth loss and gum disease.

From BBC

It also could take a long time for Saudi Arabia to actually take possession of the jets and the process could get gummed up in Congress or derailed by other developments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dr Praveen Sharma, from the school of dentistry at the University of Birmingham, says that half of adults in the UK will have gum disease at some point and an early sign is bleeding gums.

From BBC