indentation
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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
When the cell's receptors detect that the virus has attached, the membrane begins forming a small indentation at that spot.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2025
He finishes with special tools that carve out the metal and leave an indentation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
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
It was tightly closed, with only the smallest indentation as evidence that it had been struck by the arrow.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Their leafy indentations can trap the microscopic parasites, and make them harder to wash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The two bioswales in the front are like planted indentations in the ground that fill with water after a heavy rain and hold it long enough that it sinks in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
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
And through the great length and continuity of his dominion the memories and causes of innovations die out, because one change always leaves indentations for the construction of another.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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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