Sentence examples for eye tooth from inspiring English sources
noun
A canine tooth (only of human teeth).
Lex talionis -- eye for eye, tooth for tooth.
In an extraordinary operation, the tooth was removed (and yes, it was his eye tooth).
"Eye for eye, tooth for tooth: That would be my form of justice".
It came down to "an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth".
The latter's extreme savagery led us to some ferocity, it is certain, but we remained within the law of eye for eye, tooth for tooth".
Some find a religious justification, such as the line in Exodus that calls for: "life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth".
And rightly so: I'd give my eye teeth to have this as my local.
(Elks Club members sported the animals' eye teeth on their watch fobs).
They all sport, to my eye, teeth that belong to far younger men.
The first time I visited, I said, "I'd give my eye teeth to have this as my local".
It was an encounter that most actors, let alone ordinary theatregoers, would give their eye teeth for.
