indentation

Example Sentences

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The sacs' presence can be detected from indentations and cavities in fossilized bones, even when the soft tissues are long gone.

From Scientific American

This has revealed some intriguing indentations near the shoreline.

From BBC

You can get a perfectly even indentation if you press a cork into the center of the dough, and you can get an imperfect, personal print if you use your thumb or index finger.

From New York Times

Douglas said FBI scientists scrutinized the letter using an electrostatic device to identify the indentations left on the paper from previous writing.

From Fox News

As to what caused the sudden burst of damaging wind, there were curious scalloped-shaped indentations along the back edge of the heavy rain-producing cloud deck.

From Washington Post