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Ten years ago, the Broncos secured an early lead, and hung on by dental floss by hitting Brady over and over again.—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026 The next asked Grok to replace the bikini with dental floss.—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026 Grok has recently been fulfilling requests by X users to alter and post pictures of women and girls by replacing their clothes with revealing materials such as clear tape, micro bikinis or dental floss.—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 7 Jan. 2026 The presence of dental floss in the kitchen is a sore subject for Mark and Sarah, who fight about its placement.—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dental floss