dent

Example Sentences

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She stops at Grandma Mae’s old blue Toyota, which is all dented in on the side, from her accident, I guess.

From Literature

She put her hand on his head and tousled his high top a bit, leaving four finger dents in the crown.

From Literature

Even with all this, the Rams were driving in the fourth quarter with a chance to take the lead or at least make a dent in a four-point deficit when another decision went bad.

From Los Angeles Times

Falling oil revenue has dented Iran’s foreign-currency earnings, on which the country depends to pay for imports and support its drastically weakened currency, the rial.

From The Wall Street Journal

She vows not to let a prison term dealt this weekend dent her resolve either.

From Barron's