the dentist

noun

variants or the dentist's

: the place where a dentist works

I saw her at the dentist last week.

He goes to the dentist's for a check-up every six months.

Examples of the dentist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Richardson is stuck at the dentist—an emergency entailing novocaine, painkillers, the works. —Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024

Smith’s a clever enough writer to expand the scope beyond the dentist’s office, taking us from his childhood through his later addictions and into a healthier and happier (and ostensibly square-jawed) adulthood. —Longreads, 28 June 2024

The 52-year-old from Cromwell, Connecticut, sat in the dentist's chair and saw her usual dental hygienist of five years, Nicole, for her routine cleaning. —Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024

Here was the girl driving Tracy’s mom to the dentist. —Jennifer Thuy Vi Nguyen, Longreads, 11 June 2024