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

All she knew about Miss McGill was that she usually wore so many shades of purple and pink and blue that the clashing colours set one's teeth on edge.

From The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)

There are some people who, when they say a queer thing, set one's teeth on edge; and there are others who, when they use the same words, raise only a smile.

From The Hoyden by Duchess

"It does set one's teeth on edge," agreed the chevalier.

From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

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 Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)