indentation
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Samsung worked to make this indentation less visible when the screen is completely flat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The researchers then tested the jaws using several indentation depths.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Rachel suggested the indentation in her abdomen might have been an ovarian cyst, and a doctor agreed but took no further action.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
For air-fried burgers, flatten your patties as much as possible and press an indentation in the center to prevent them from puffing up.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2025
Their boat was beached on an indentation in the marsh which provided a natural landing.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Their leafy indentations can trap the microscopic parasites, and make them harder to wash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
He mostly cut freehand, sometimes using indentations he made with his fingernails as outlines, then dyed his creations with green, pink, red and yellow pigments.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Ocean Spray cranberry sauce, coaxed out of the can with its ringed indentations intact.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2023
There are diagrams, deep indentations, copious line breaks, white space and emphatic ALL CAPS.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
The thin stream of smoke from the chimney, the indentations of recent footprints, the smell of steaming pine needles.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing indentation
"A Rose for Emily"
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Body Language: Dent, Dont ("Tooth")
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