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?
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But all of that is very much forgotten considering the events of the second episode, when Abby, the daughter of the doctor Joel killed at the end of Season 1 to save Ellie, comes looking for revenge.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 Apr. 2025
That would be the execution of Joel at the hands of Abby, the daughter of the doctor about to operate on Ellie (which would kill her) in season 1.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Abby, a former Firefly and the daughter of the doctor Joel gunned down in the season 1 finale, tracked down her father's killer and beat him to death with a golf club, killing off one of the show's two lead characters.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
But the doctor was deported despite a federal judge’s order barring her removal from the country.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 Apr. 2025
That would be the execution of Joel at the hands of Abby, the daughter of the doctor about to operate on Ellie (which would kill her) in season 1.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Abby, a former Firefly and the daughter of the doctor Joel gunned down in the season 1 finale, tracked down her father's killer and beat him to death with a golf club, killing off one of the show's two lead characters.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
But the doctor was deported despite a federal judge’s order barring her removal from the country.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the doctor
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“The doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20doctor. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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