How to Use serration in a Sentence

serration

noun

• The blade serrations stop part of the blade from making contact with the cutting board, which dulls edges much faster.
  — Francine Maroukian, Popular Mechanics, 24 Oct. 2018
• There's some drag through the crust before the serrations fully bite, but once past it, the blade moves cleanly.
  — Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
• The edge has micro-serration that comes in handy for slicing through soft herbs and vegetables.
  — Elizabeth Briskin, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2023
• Plus, the serration also meant the lemon peels didn’t come off as smoothly and had a little more pith attached.
  — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2023
• The knife has a unique serration pattern of scallops and points which make for a clean cut through the bread without tearing.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2023
• Avoid blades with rounded, shallow serrations, and don’t be wooed by brands that brag about having a high number of them.
  — Betty Gold, Good Housekeeping, 15 Jan. 2019
• And what’s up with putting the serrations at the tip of the blade instead of the more usual location near the handle?
  — Dylan Tweney, WIRED, 29 June 2009
• Use the round ceramic stone that fits the different rounded edges of the serrations.
  — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
• Dupri and Seal also co-produced the track, adding extra serration to the guitar and lots of splat in the drums.
  — Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2021
• And dangling from the serrations are the remains of previous meals, plus dozens of bacteria that feast on them.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 July 2024
• The sharpening is very reasonable, as there are no serrations to complicate the process.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 9 May 2018
• Included in the kit is a skinning blade with serrations at the back cutting edge, two drop-point gut hook blades and one 5-inch fillet blade.
  — Matt Foster, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2020
• Its golden-yellow leaves can reach more than 2 feet long and have tooth-like serrations making for a striking specimen plant.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
• When sharpening with a file, do not use oil; metal filings will accumulate and clog the file’s serrations.
  — Cindy Daniel, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• Some blades will have serration, which will cause more internal damage, especially if the blade is twisted once inserted.
  — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023
• The largest of these Ice Age cats sported canines that were 11 inches long, with fine serrations giving the fangs even more of a cutting edge.
  — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, 21 Mar. 2017
• Carnivorous dinosaurs have pointed teeth for piercing hide, for example, as well as perpendicular serrations like a steak knife to cut meat fibers.
  — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
• Both the leading and trailing edges are broken into small comb-like serrations that smooth out air turbulence to cut noise and provide the owl's hyper-quiet hunting ability.
  — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024
• The Gerber River Shorty Knife has the blunt tip of a dive knife to keep you safe, but along the edge there are sharp serrations to cut line, rope, or weeds in an emergency.
  — Ben Duchesney, Outdoor Life, 16 Dec. 2019
• Cutting through a sourdough boule required noticeably fewer strokes than with shorter knives, and the aggressive serrations bite through thick crusts without hesitation.
  — Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
• Even later, when the serration was softened by animation director David Silverman, there was an attitude in the look.
  — Darryn King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
• From the water-resistant composite wood handle to the sophisticated serration, this knife is for more than just cutting bread and will slice through tomatoes, melons and other delicate foods without crushing them.
  — NBC News, 24 June 2020
• Three different backstrap options are included for a custom fit (a feature usually reserved for pistols costing twice as much), and the fore and aft slide serrations already make chambering a round while a red dot is mounted on the gun a breeze.
  — Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream, 7 Feb. 2020
• Closer examination, though, revealed that megalodon teeth actually had slight differences in serration and shape, and so it was reclassified into the extinct family Otodontidae.
  — Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2024