dimple
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Mary noticed a breast dimple in early 2023.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
He lay back on the bed and smiled, and a dimple appeared on his cheek.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2024
"That is a pimple on a dimple on an ant's left cheek compared to what we need in the world," Banga said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023
Chances are, the photos will show the waves in his dark hair and the dimple that emerges when he smiles.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Hair artfully disheveled, grin adorably rakish, dimple bared.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
From the vantage point of our helicopter above the Alps, you can make out scars and dimples from recent avalanches.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
In their 2017 study, the researchers mimicked some features of brochosomes, particularly the dimples and their distribution, using synthetic materials.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
Real glassware — my highball glass had dimples, which conveniently made it easier to grip in the dark — added a classy touch.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
You could fall into his dimples when he smiles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Walowick, a Polish lad with dimples who looked like he had more teeth than he needed, looked up from his magazine, flashed a smile, and went back to reading.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
During the campaign Mr. Mamdani was the warm, embracing fellow with the dimpled smile who loved everyone with an undifferentiated warmth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Mr. Close, soft-spoken and warm with a dimpled smile, was raised in Collyweston, with family roots that go back 400 years here.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2024
Exactly how currents and sediments move over the dimpled surface of the Sur Pockmark Field is still unknown.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
A missing or dimpled primer at the bottom of the cartridge is another trait of dummy rounds.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
From where the sleeves ended, her soft arm-flesh swelled and dropped over her dimpled elbows in a sumptuous bulge.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Unlike many other breast cancers, she said symptoms could include itching, tingling, pulling sensations, dimpling or changes to the skin rather than a distinct lump.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
When he looked under a microscope, he saw small suckers dimpling the rock.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
After setting the bread in your pan and dimpling your dough, drizzle the infused olive oil on top before baking.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2021
In the bowels of the jet, technicians have to remove multiple specialty fasteners on both sides of the inner fuselage skin, then install newly produced “shims” that fill out gaps and remove the structural dimpling.
From Reuters ● Feb. 25, 2021
She smiled, dimpling prettily, but the dark, humid eyes were full of yearning.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
