How to Use floss in a Sentence

floss

1 of 2 noun
  • And please, don’t skip the floss — a dentist can tell!
    — Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
  • There should be no knocking on their door late at night just for floss!
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
  • So why do some people kick off their shoes, clip their nails and/or floss.
    — Scott Craven, azcentral, 30 May 2018
  • The wet fly has a wing of mallard flank and a body made of red silk or floss.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2018
  • Choose from floss mode and hydro pulse massage mode.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Some women will have scars that look like little strings of floss.
    — Bethany Heitman, Health.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Using black floss, sew a jagged row of straight stitches to face for mouth.
    — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Find the spot where the string (or thread, or floss) meets itself and mark it with a pen.
    — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Time to bust out the floss again, and this time actually use it.
    — Bethany Gumper, Redbook, 21 May 2015
  • Midriff floss is just one of the noughties trends to resurface as of recently.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Just like string floss, a water flosser cleans between your teeth.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 26 Feb. 2019
  • The sleeping angel who looks so peaceful may gouge out an eye if her floss is mussed.
    — Janet Maslin, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2017
  • And, of course, water flossers are much pricier than standard string floss.
    — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Brush your teeth twice a day, use toothpaste with fluoride, and floss at least once a day.
    — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2022
  • First thing in the morning, you may be tempted to grab a glug of mouthwash and then brush and floss.
    — Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Rebound, defend, play fast, come up with loose balls, make shots, floss before bed, etc.
    — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2021
  • Move the floss gently up and down to remove food and other debris.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 12 May 2026
  • Upgrade your floss game with a water flosser that even novice users can enjoy.
    — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Creecy also said plastic items and floss can shut down the sewer system.
    — Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2022
  • To finish the project, clip the embroidery floss and pull the cut end through the front side of the project.
    — Amber Wagner, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Hold a piece of floss between your fingers, roughly two inches apart.
    — Joanne Chen, Redbook, 24 July 2017
  • Speaking of teeth, brush them thoroughly and don’t forget to floss.
    — Deborah Acosta, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Biodegradable floss picks make on-the-go oral care more accessible.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Eight months later, those who trained to floss after brushing had a stronger habit than the other group.
    — Ryan Prior, CNN, 1 Jan. 2021
  • Dental floss is the secret to achieving a clean, even cut when leveling a cake.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 17 June 2021
  • The solution is to ditch the floss and get an oral irrigator.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Hand-stitch two red button eyes in place, then hand-stitch on a single-line mouth with red embroidery floss.
    — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Use a piece of unflavored dental floss (or a hot, wet knife) to cut the pate into 8 slices.
    — Robin Mather, charlotteobserver, 25 July 2017
  • Some, the smallest, came in purple and picked guitars with strings of sterling, starlight-like floss for strings.
    — Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Use your thumbs and pointer fingers to hold the floss and gently insert it between your teeth.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 12 May 2026

floss

2 of 2 verb
  • My dentist told me I should floss more often.
  • Put the tip in your mouth and prepare to floss.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 12 May 2026
  • Brush twice a day for two minutes and floss daily.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • My mother-in-law is now starting to floss her teeth in public.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Houston Chronicle, 24 May 2018
  • We've all been told to floss more and that'll probably never end.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
  • There are three flossing modes, as well as an on-demand button.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • This tool emits a steady stream of water that cleans between teeth better than floss.
    — Tara Parker-Pope, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
  • That means flossing at least once a day and brushing for two minutes two times a day.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Oct. 2018
  • There are so many different types of thread and floss out there, so many types of designs.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Not making more time to do volunteer work, or to read more books, or to floss my teeth?
    — Fortune, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Because now there’s all these studies about your brain health and flossing your teeth—what?
    — Galina Espinoza, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Hearing loss has been linked to dementia, as has failing to floss.
    — Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Ava's biggest pet peeve in a relationship is a man who doesn't floss.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The next morning, Mana tribe is sitting around flossing with plants.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2017
  • Many people brush their teeth every day, but fewer people floss.
    — Ryan Prior, CNN, 1 Jan. 2021
  • Not brushing and flossing enough allows bacteria to build up on the pieces of food left in your mouth.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 25 May 2023
  • The fibers of the rope toy will actually floss the dogs teeth, keeping their chompers healthy.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 7 May 2021
  • You’re also supposed to floss the back sides of your last teeth, FYI.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 26 Feb. 2019
  • Good spine hygiene doesn’t mean brushing and flossing your spine in front of the mirror every day.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Instead, the issue is that many people aren’t flossing enough with any of the tools available.
    — Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026
  • With that said, maintaining oral health isn’t just a matter of brushing your teeth and flossing.
    — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 13 Mar. 2018
  • And here’s where the longevity benefits of flossing come into play.
    — Michele Ross, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Just put a little more time and effort into brushing and flossing daily.
    — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, 28 Sep. 2016
  • In short, flossing is crucial to maintain oral health, and good oral health has clear downstream effects on the rest of the body.
    — Michele Ross, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Using this flossing toothbrush can help reduce plaque while improving the health of your gums.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • There are good sections on dental health — teachable moments on where failure to floss will lead you — and diet.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 18 Jan. 2020
  • To take the test, patients can't eat or drink anything, brush or floss their teeth or use mouthwash, or smoke or chew gum for one hour prior.
    — Marlene Lenthang, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2021
  • At a recent dental check-up, Carson was advised to start flossing.
    — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Those who had to commit extra effort to unlock the rewards flossed 15% more days.
    — Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The next child reportedly goes on to ask Prince William if George has taught him how to floss.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2020

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