Wondering how to use Doctor in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as scholar or play.

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Doctor in a sentence

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Doctor meaning

  1. A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.
  2. A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.
  3. A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats non-human animals.

Synonyms of Doctor

dr. scholar child's play play theologiser theologizer theologist theologian medical man medical practitioner medico md physician doc scholarly person

Example sentences (20)

Holiday Special followed David Tennant's run as the Fourteenth Doctor in three Doctor Who 60th-anniversary specials.

A doctor himself and in the main an Otorhinolaryngologist, he has risen from a doctor to a well-regarded politician.

In the far-off future, perhaps a stint as the Doctor, if Doctor Who fans who are rooting for him have their say?

And indeed, Ruth-Doctor is far more ruthless and quick to action than most any other Doctor we’ve seen before.

He asks the doctor to unhook Ellie and when the lead doctor says he can’t let Joel take her, Joel shoots him in the head.

I recently was told by my doctor to go see a doctor at the Cancer Institute to be tested for cervical cancer.

If watching their favorite doctor get slimed isn’t enough, patients even got to pour slime over their own doctor or nurse.

In "Last of the Timelords" and "Time of the Doctor, the Doctor was shown to age progressively like a human.

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He knows that Earth is important to the Doctor, and takes great delight in disrupting the Doctor's haven.

Birth control options for women require a doctor’s appointment — sometimes multiple doctor’s appointments — and a prescription.

Whether the doctor consults a textbook or manual, or AI, the doctor needs to know what they are doing.

A local doctor notified all her patients on Monday that she will be leaving and that her patients won’t be left without a doctor.

The sculpture, named 'A Tribute to Doctor Who', features portraits of present Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa and writer Russell T. Davies.

Kid goes to the doctor, gets a root canal, the doctor unfortunately gives them 50 or 100 oxycodone.

Susan tells the Doctor she’s been having “lot of dreams” and the Doctor asks what she dreams about.

If someone suffers from or another sleep disorder, it’s essential to talk to a doctor about ways to improve sleep, the doctor advised.

Instead of spending precious time and gas traveling to the doctor, meet the doctor online in real-time, thanks to virtual appointments.

Doctor Who’s original companion, Carole Ann Ford, who played the Doctor's granddaughter Susan, responds to the many calls for her return.

Peter Capaldi played the Ultimate Classic Doctor under Steven Moffat but he's making it clear (again) why he's not returning to Doctor Who.

Former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies has retconned the Doctor's regenerative powers - and explained a mystery from the 1996 movie.

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Common combinations with doctor

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • the doctor 121×
  • doctor who 36×
  • doctor and 21×
  • doctor to 18×
  • doctor of 16×
  • doctor in 14×
  • of doctor 13×
  • doctor doom 11×
  • doctor was
  • doctor is

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "doctor" in a sentence?
An example: "Holiday Special followed David Tennant's run as the Fourteenth Doctor in three Doctor Who 60th-anniversary specials." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "doctor" from real English texts.
What does "doctor" mean?
Doctor means: A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.
What are synonyms of "doctor"?
Common synonyms of "doctor" include: dr., scholar, child's play, play, theologiser, theologizer, theologist, theologian. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "doctor" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "doctor", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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