Words similar to brushing

Example sentences for: brushing

How can you use “brushing” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Triclosan clings to your teeth even after you finish brushing and continues to kill bacteria (the dentist says you may feel a "residual slipperiness" after you brush with Total).
Brushing with whitening toothpastes does nothing, no matter how many times you have at it.
Never mind that you can get the same results for free with careful brushing and basic tongue-scraping.
The number of people who work to put on one of these spectacles--building the set, brushing down the wigs, turning the crank that lowers Don Giovanni down into hell--is incredible.
Researchers likened it to "brushing with Altoids" and claimed it cleared out nasal passages.