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

A red hat on a purple chair would set one's teeth on edge, in model or picture.

From The Psychology of Beauty by Howes, Ethel Dench Puffer

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)

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)

There were showers of sparks and a ringing from the sledge-hammers in the large smithy, and sharp blows of hammers, while the files shrieked and whistled and set one's teeth on edge.

From One of Life's Slaves by Muir, Jessie