incisive fossa

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The depression in the midline of the bony palate behind the central incisors into which the incisive canals open.

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How to use incisive fossa in a sentence

It is a joy to watch Shafer seamlessly work incisive commentary on contemporary life into a fast-paced spine-chiller.
The Best Fiction of 2014: Ford, Ferrante, Klay, and More|William O’Connor|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His correspondence, much of which survives, is that of an incisive and articulate observer.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Equally incisive were Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge, and the three young Afro-Englishmen electrified the game.
The Group of Life|Tunku Varadarajan|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
John Jenkins describes Miller as an “incisive witness both to scientific acumen and religious belief.”
Meet the Prizewinning Catholic Biologist Creationists Can’t Stand|Karl W. Giberson|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But unlike Bloom and Eagleton, his books have been, while erudite and incisive, unashamedly populist.
John Sutherland‘s Enjoyable Little History of Literature|Malcolm Forbes|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Immediately her own reassumed a harsh, proud set, her voice became even more incisive and cold.
Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell
He has six incisive and two canine teeth in each jaw, without reckoning the grinders.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
The more anterior fibers insert fleshily on the mandibular fossa.
Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves|Robert L. Merz
The insertion is primarily a fleshy attachment on the mandibular fossa.
Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves|Robert L. Merz
His speech was rather incisive, considering how little he had seen of Paul.
Paul Patoff|F. Marion Crawford