How to Use toothache in a Sentence

toothache

noun
  • Pain in and around a tooth is the main sign of a toothache.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Your toothache could be caused by a crack or a break in a tooth.
    — Rachel Swalin, Health, 3 Feb. 2023
  • It can be used to treat toothaches, clean wounds, and clean your house.
    — Leah Silverman, Town & Country, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Dig up the root of a toothache plant, pop it in your mouth and chew.
    — Ben Raines, AL.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Headaches and toothache came at the start, while problems with your feet were at the end.
    — Randy Dotinga, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2021
  • Right now, the curling seed heads of toothache grass are waving above the fray.
    — Ben Raines, AL.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Pliny reported the use of a mole’s tooth as an aid for human toothache.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
  • It was prescribed for toothaches, skin conditions, and the plague.
    — Wired, 18 Sep. 2019
  • One person told me of their constant complaints of a toothache that went unanswered.
    — Denise S. Maes, The Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Just days ago, rider Williams had a toothache, giving the entire team a scare.
    — Amelie Botbol, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
  • An ever-present toothache serves as a fitting metaphor for his troubled conscience.
    — John McMurtrie, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2021
  • To let someone pass because of a tooth infection, toothache?
    — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Several apartments up, a boy with a bad toothache is waiting for the dentist.
    — New York Times, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The poor guy is also suffering from a toothache, which is about to become a major plot point.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Cue the scene in which Kong figures out what to do about his giant toothache, for example.
    — USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The problem with most pecan pie recipes is their toothache-inducing level of sweetness.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Cloves, a common household spice, have long been used as a home remedy for toothache and other forms of pain.
    — Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2025
  • This is not 1800 or 1700 where a toothache can kill someone.
    — ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • While experiencing toothache pain, avoid hot, spicy, and acidic foods that could increase pain.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Also, a warthog learns how to get vaccinated and a gorilla with a toothache has surgery.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2021
  • There remain too many moments that are cloying and saccharine enough to induce toothache.
    — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2018
  • As a result, the person delays making an appointment, and the toothache gets worse.
    — Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Spain is one of the few European countries that prescribes the drug for mild pain, such as toothaches or muscle spasms.
    — Alexandra Deabler, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2018
  • In Olson's case, she was prescribed medication for a toothache.
    — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2017
  • Many indigenous groups harnessed the plant as a painkiller, where it was used to treat everything from toothaches and sore throats to common colds and the flu.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Penny, a 3-year-old sorrel mare with a white blaze, had been slobbering her feed and fighting her bit, signs of a likely toothache.
    — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Depending on the cause of your toothache, other symptoms may include bleeding gums, loose teeth, pain in other parts of your face, bad breath, and fever.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Nelson believes his brother could not speak clearly because the toothache had developed into an abscess and his jaw had swollen.
    — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Vojtesak scored two credits on Stoney (plus one on its deluxe version) and one on 2022’s twelve carat toothache.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
  • To take an analogy, consider a person who has a toothache but is afraid to visit the dentist in order to get a cavity filled.
    — Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022

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