make a dent
Example Sentences
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Given the size of the federal budget, the returns on Intel or any of the government’s other investments won’t make a dent.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Spending on artificial intelligence would need to fall off significantly to make a dent in the industry’s current pricing power.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
In other words, eliminating all of this overspending, even if that were possible, wouldn’t make a dent in total spending.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
"We just didn't have the strength to make a dent in them."
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
The money didn't mean anything to Ishtar—I doubted it would make a dent in her account—but make a deal with a god?
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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