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inscribe

[in-skrahyb] / ɪnˈskraɪb /


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During Greco-Roman times, Egyptian artists were called upon to inscribe funerary spells on linen mummy bandages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Depending on the magnitude of the game, and of the challenge, Burruss would name the cast after a mountain peak, and use a Sharpie to inscribe the cast accordingly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

"Mr Onakoya is a symbol of excellence and resilience that distinguish Nigerians both at home and abroad... Go, make history, and inscribe our name in gold," Nigeria's Vice-President Kashim Shettima posted on X.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024

If you get sued, stress the expressive elements of your business, from your choice of furnishings, colors and fabrics to marketing, including the fanciful words you inscribe on the bibles in each room.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2023

He wished he could dip the quill into the inkpot and inscribe letters and draw pictures such as Brother Luke had done.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

A high-powered laser pulse then inscribes these minuscule voxels into square glass plates that are roughly the size of a CD.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

For a reader self-identified as a “young budding historian obsessed with history,” Caro inscribes, “To a fellow history lover.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

A glowing, impossibly narrow point inscribes itself firmly on San Francisco’s skyline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2021

It develops its drama on an international scale and inscribes it on the world-striding map of industrial politics of a historic scope, while remaining family-friendly and sentimental about domestic life.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 19, 2019

There is no frost upon the windows of Marco’s flat, so he inscribes lines of symbols in the shape of a letter A with ink, pressing his darkened fingers against the panes.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The bust is inscribed with the Latin phrase "me fecit Roma", translating to "Rome made me"

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

She said she inscribed it with, “Turn this book back into a tree.”

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

KD1 — which is inscribed on her leg band — hails from the Prado Basin, some 70 miles southwest of Big Bear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The iconic D-Day landing beaches in Normandy were on Sunday inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, marking the culmination of a project launched nearly two decades ago.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

He inscribed Ophelia’s copy of The Comedians, “To Ophelia, who knows the real Haiti.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

The diagnostic definition has changed dramatically in that time, inscribing children with a broad range of abilities, needs and behaviors within a single term: autism spectrum disorder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

Choosing a message is important, but so is inscribing it in the asphalt.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2025

They also look for other ways to stand out, like inscribing a logo or lettering on the carpet, Mr. Baptista said.

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2023

Mr Rimmer explains that his systems can provide that failsafe verification, by inscribing data inside the diamond - data that is impossible to remove, but does not devalue the gem in any way.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2022

Now imagine trying to estimate the size of the triangle by inscribing little rectangles inside the triangle.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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