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

Because many people may skip seeing the doctor for diarrhea, officials believe that many more cases haven’t been counted. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

Shoichiro and Kikuko stood in the storefront watching the doctor leave after making a truly fortunate determination. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

From there, the doctor may order an in-lab sleep study or a home sleep apnea test, which patients pick up, run overnight and return. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

That result suggested our flu findings weren’t the result of one group simply seeing the doctor more often, or being more health-conscious than the other. — Christopher M. Worsham, Time, 3 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the doctor

• auctor
• proctor