the doctor

noun

variants or the doctor's

: the place where a doctor works

I saw her at the doctor's last week.

How long will you be at the doctor?

Examples of the doctor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nolan’s grandfather, the doctor James Nolan, was an early recruit to the medical team at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. —Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024

The police, fire brigade, coast guard and volunteers have spent days searching land and sea for the doctor, who did not take his phone with him. —Chris Liakos, CNN, 9 June 2024

First Chu would ask her to raise her arms straight out from her shoulders, like an airplane, and then keep them up as the doctor — or one of the trainees — would push down. —Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 5 June 2024

And the creation of new positions that could help alleviate the doctor shortage, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, is also failing to keep pace with the cascading labor shortage. —Beth Greenfield, Fortune Well, 23 May 2024

Every weekday for four years, Saa, 43, has relied on a home health aide to help her cook, bathe and dress, go to the doctor, pick up medications, and accomplish other daily tasks. —Daniel Chang, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024

Then the doctor returned to the locked room with more staff — Mr. Tuleja counted nine. —Ellen Barry, New York Times, 21 May 2024

According to a report by actuarial firm Milliman, current Medicaid rules in Virginia, for example, require patients who are seeking GLP-1 medications for chronic weight management to get a letter from the doctor stating that their weight is disabling and life-threatening. —Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 17 May 2024

But whoever said an apple a day keeps the doctor away was lying. —Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024