How to Use toothy in a Sentence

toothy

adjective
  • Her go-to move was a toothy smile and a peace sign.
    — Cory Mull, Austin American Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The toothy clamp was strong but didn’t damage my straw hat at all.
    — Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2024
  • The staves of a barrel, whose hoops had burst, fanned in a toothy grin.
    — Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
  • Look for one with a curved (not straight) claw and a smooth, not milled (or toothy) face.
    — Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Filling the screen, with a wide, toothy smile, was the face of a teenage boy.
    — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2021
  • The neon red race car with its big bright eyes and toothy smile is no slouch either.
    — Judi Dash, Philly.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Bias walked off the court with a toothy grin brightening his face.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • And then good old Hickey shows up, with his toothy smile and goofy jokes.
    — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The smile that the lab had designed wasn’t meant for some toothy ad salesman.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
  • As prey approach, the fish readies its wide and toothy jaws for a quick bite.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2022
  • The fourth-year safety instead pulled down his mask and flashed a toothy smile.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The wild rice provides some heft and a toothy bite, and the vinaigrette unites it all.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • But are toothier lugs always the better choice for rough trails?
    — Adam Roy, Outside, 9 Nov. 2025
  • This isn’t the first time a toothy fish has caught the public’s attention.
    — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Sharks are known for their toothy and terrifying smiles.
    — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But the Prince Harry wax figure’s toothy smile is old news now.
    — Ashley Hoffman, Time, 9 May 2018
  • The Nike headband and the toothy grin were bad news for defenders.
    — SI.com, 10 July 2019
  • Jessica then zooms in on her husband, who flashes her a toothy smile.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
  • My daughter turned to me with a toothy grin and a light in her eyes that could not be dimmed by matters of the adult world.
    — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The mouth is stretched into a gleeful, toothy grin, toeing the line between cheer and evil.
    — Sharon Mizota, latimes.com, 20 Jan. 2018
  • Knightley showed off her toothy tune-making on the talk show in 2018.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The Matthew image, which went viral, showed the storm as a smiling, toothy skull.
    — Brett Clarkson, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • The toothy horror that lay dead on the bar across from us might well have eaten one of their grandmothers.
    — Warren Page, Field & Stream, 13 Nov. 2020
  • In the meantime, Roberts got some electrical tape and wrapped it around the gator’s toothy snout.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Loose hooks, toothy fish, a slippery deck—these are all risky when fishing without the right fishing shoes.
    — Francesca Krempa, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The Age of Dinosaurs wasn’t just a heyday of spiky and toothy giants.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Maya highlands with a toothy smile, had tried four times to slip into El Paso.
    — Dudley Althaus, San Antonio Express-News, 26 June 2021
  • In the picture, Charlotte shows off a toothy grin while sitting on a white rattan chair.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
  • Many savored the fact that West was in a jovial mood, cracking a toothy smile on occasion.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 1 June 2018
  • Now the peanut’s toothy grin, a nod to Carter’s famously wide smile, needed a polish.
    — Mary Jordan, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023

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