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inscribe

[in-skrahyb] / ɪnˈskraɪb /


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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

Multibeam has already demonstrated the capability to inscribe 8-inch wafers.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 3, 2025

Over a period of six weeks, Heywood and Land roll and cut the clay, inscribe the disc with the honoree’s name and accomplishments, then apply the characteristic blue glaze and fire it in a kiln.

From Seattle Times Sep. 18, 2023

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

Isobel does not even inscribe her name upon the pages, referring to her in passing only as the illusionist, a precaution he advised himself and now regrets.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

In addition to the path of a woman in the world of movie-making, Gerwig inscribes another personal theme: the relationship of an artist to her family.

From The New Yorker Dec. 31, 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

“KD1” is inscribed on the lavender band around its leg.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The man was not instantly recognisable, but gold medals and gilded certificates piled nearby were inscribed with the name Hussam Luka.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

There are many meanings that have been inscribed to “Cut Piece,” in which Ono invited the audience to come on stage and, with a pair scissors, cut off a small piece of her dress.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Priests used this odd object, divided into zones inscribed with the name of a god, as a teaching tool: In a sacrificed animal, departures from the liver’s usual features were viewed as messages from deities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

While five-year-old Joseph carefully inscribed his name on a line, a middle-aged man in a worn overcoat and swathed in a bright red scarf approached them.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

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

From Slate Sep. 3, 2025

They left signed jerseys in their teammates’ lockers like classmates inscribing yearbooks after the school year, except the end came much more suddenly than any planned graduation.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2025

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

For days, locals congregated at its base, inscribing 1,000 paper bags that held tealight candles and lined the Alki promenade as luminarias.

From Seattle Times Feb. 17, 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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