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dimple

[dim-puhl] / ˈdɪm pəl /
NOUN
indentation
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He has the same nose and the same dimple that Robert and Noah share.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Mary noticed a breast dimple in early 2023.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

"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

Uriah’s smile grows, putting a dimple in his cheek.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

The hair got less curly, the dimples less squishy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Lorna said she thinks about Chelsea's "big smile and dimples" in moments of sadness.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Shaped like the human form and available in four body types, CTOAN’s designs feature rolls and butt dimples, top surgery scars, and stretch marks.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025

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

He drummed his large fingers on the suitcase, just beside the three small dimples.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

With a dimpled smile and a halo of salt-and-pepper curls, she looks like the type of person you want to talk to when your life is a mess.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

She laughed with a dimpled smile and was easy to talk to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024

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

Perched atop the joints is a dimpled silicone membrane.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024

Soft, dimpled elbows poke out from her lacy sleeves, and red beads wind up her wrists.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

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

Archer blinked at her, and the corners of his mouth turned upward, dimpling the skin of his cheek.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee


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