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as in to imprint
to produce a vivid impression of
a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind
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Recent Examples of engrave
Just start engraving the Tony statues right now.
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Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
In Ferndale, California, Christine and her husband are doing pre-planning and have already purchased and engraved their gravestones in a beautiful cemetery.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
There is a horn cup engraved with Captain Purdie’s initials attached by a snap hook above the grate.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Freshly engraved against the varnish, the images would have had considerable visual impact.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
In Ferndale, California, Christine and her husband are doing pre-planning and have already purchased and engraved their gravestones in a beautiful cemetery.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
There is a horn cup engraved with Captain Purdie’s initials attached by a snap hook above the grate.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Freshly engraved against the varnish, the images would have had considerable visual impact.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for engrave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engrave
Verb
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Such devotion will remain forever etched in our hearts.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Pat McGrath is so etched in my soul, my heart, and my vision for what is considered beauty and glamour.—
Tracee Ellis Ross,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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Collectors who purchased a piece gained the right to have the tattoo inscribed on their body, making the artwork participatory and transforming the skin into a living canvas.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Volpe passed away in 2016, and her famous chicken soup recipe is inscribed right from her recipe card at the top of her headstone.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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It's filled with classic cozy autumn activities like carving pumpkins and bobbing for apples.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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But for other press outlets — ones that, like Stuckmann, carved out an identity in the digital space and that regularly cover horror — more actively praised the effort.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Engrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engrave. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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