Example Sentences

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Brushing for one minute per day over four weeks helped rebalance the oral microbiome.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Brushing off the widespread outrage with the help of his sycophants, he has declined to clarify just what he meant by that gesture.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2025

Brushing ahead all that geeky frippery, though, and what’s plainest about that scene is how unsettling it is.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2025

Brushing off doubting friends and family members, Gold forged ahead.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Brushing and shaking off the termites, he held up and inspected what remained of a spare pair of underwear.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple