dent

Example Sentences

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Hochul’s pied-à-terre tax aimed to help make a dent in New York City’s estimated $12 billion budget deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Investors may be fretting that bringing forward some deliveries will put a dent in shipment numbers for the current quarter, which could weigh on earnings and sales.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Or, more specifically, making a dent in them.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

"That is a big dent in the title race for Manchester City, but you have got to pick yourself up and go again," former Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam said on BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

At the top of her shoulder was a little dent, scalloped in the bone, or suspended between two bones, with a fuzz of shadow along its rim.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan