as in headache
pain in or near a tooth
He has a toothache and needs to see a dentist.
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Recent Examples of toothache
Vojtesak scored two credits on Stoney (plus one on its deluxe version) and one on 2022’s twelve carat toothache.
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Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Loneliness, everyone agrees, is unpleasant—a little like a toothache of the soul.
—Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
These areas become tiny openings or holes that can lead to toothaches, infections and even tooth loss.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
The health benefits of wild garlic Wild garlic appears to have a host of healthy properties and has long been used in Europe and Asia as a homeopathic remedy for everything from toothaches to bloating to the flu.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Loneliness, everyone agrees, is unpleasant—a little like a toothache of the soul.
—Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
These areas become tiny openings or holes that can lead to toothaches, infections and even tooth loss.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
The health benefits of wild garlic Wild garlic appears to have a host of healthy properties and has long been used in Europe and Asia as a homeopathic remedy for everything from toothaches to bloating to the flu.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for toothache
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toothache
headache
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For the patents on some of Novo Nordisk’s hero products in certain regions to be running out is an inevitable headache—companies can only hold them for so long before competitors are able to launch their own products.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Symptoms may include diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches or other ailments.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Toothache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toothache. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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