How to Use teethe in a Sentence

teethe

verb
  • The baby is starting to teethe.
  • These teething problems could be just that.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
  • If this was helping your child with teething, opt for a safe teething toy instead.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 22 Jan. 2026
  • This isn’t the first teething toy that has been recalled this year for the same hazard.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
  • Lack of sleep, colds, or teething symptoms can all contribute to tiny eye bags.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The days and weeks of fussy, sleepless nights as little ones struggle with teething pain are the downside.
    — Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
  • His first season in charge will bring teething problems in a relatively open race.
    — Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • With such upheaval in the front line, some teething problems are understandable.
    — Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Designed to help puppies through the teething phase, the textured surface is great for relieving sore gums.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • These are constructed with bite-resistant plastic and hold up through early stages of teething.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Like any new technology, AI is open to both misuse and teething problems.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
  • This puppy kit includes three heat packs, a snuggle puppy blanket, puppy's 1st toy and puppy teething aid.
    — Jessica Moore, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • There have been some teething problems early on, but Slot will be keen to ensure this pattern does not become an ongoing trend.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But one teething toy sold on Amazon is being recalled for posing a serious hazard to babies.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The high-contrast color scheme is easy to spot in your bag and the 100% silicone make is designed to be gentle on teething gums.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
  • Nevertheless, perhaps a few teething troubles were inevitable.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt is opening up about teething symptoms and baby milestones.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • These include biting to get attention, engage another kid in play, learn about cause and effect, work on muscle control, or teething.
    — Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • There have been teething pains with Neutron, however, including engine failures and structural test anomalies.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
  • Biting can take place for a variety of reasons, including teething, frustration, or a desire for control or attention.
    — Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Arsenal will certainly hope these are teething issues, but there has to be an improvement in how Gyokeres imposes himself.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Somewhat ironically, Liverpool’s teething problems have nothing to do with a striker.
    — Jack Bantock, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
  • More than one United player has attempted to slip the ball through the left half-space into Cunha’s feet, but there have been teething issues and snatched chances in and around the box.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • These early teething troubles were why the red flag was waved (or red lights were shown around the track’s final corners) several times during the morning, which forced the cars that were running to return to the pits.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Though with Rodri’s injury woes continuing, teething issues are likely to continue throughout the opening weeks.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The teams were worried about any potential early problems being broadcast to the world and wanted to sort out any teething problems behind closed doors, before the official Bahrain tests take place next month.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Over the past few years, for example, there have been ongoing reports of travel disruption across the UK, and the new system will undoubtedly have some teething problems.
    — Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The entire executive team at Volvo is keenly aware of the teething issues experienced with the EX90.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The teething toys are an off-white disc shape and have a grey ball in the center with six multi-colored, silicone tentacle-looking pull strings that run through the ball and seven soft push buttons, according to a description of the product.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
  • Best Teether Made from 100% food-grade, BPA-free silicone, these teething toys are perfect for infants who are looking for a way to soothe tender gums.
    — Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025

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