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indented

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verb

past tense of indent

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of indented
Verb
Henrot positions it such that its indented form emphasizes the dark thicket of his pubic hair au naturel. Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indented
Adjective
  • The Soarin’ hang-gliding flight simulator attractions combine mechanical lift systems with three rows of seats and aerial footage projected onto an 80-foot-tall concave domed movie screen to create a visual tour tied to a specific theme.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In particular, the concave deck feels a lot like a skateboard and allows for better board feel and control—enabling Payne to do actual kick-flips on the wave.
    Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Unlike a bird, a bat's wing bones are not hollow.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Visitors who travel down a dirt road to The Hollow — named for the hollow-core concrete that made Mellor wealthy — can enter the compound through a dark, cavernous passage lined with neon signs illuminating maxims from the likes of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Flynn.
    Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Price looked for more ideas and decided a chalk face had been carved out within the basement.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Lelevicius has carved out a starting role at small forward and brings size and scoring at the wing.
    Steven Johnson October 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The home features a walkout basement with a movie theater, spa, custom workout room and sunken golf simulator, Heffernan said.
    Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Ancient Rome sits around 23 feet below the current street level, which means many ancient monuments like the Pantheon appear sunken.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After a sacrifice bunt and Sears’ eighth strikeout — one shy of a season high — the 29-year-old left-hander grooved a middle-in sweeper for Blaine Crim to yank out to left, some 439 feet from the plate.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • With its signature grooved aluminum shell, Rimowa’s spinners are both a fashion statement and a piece of travel engineering.
    Julie Loffredi, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Real wages remain depressed and economic growth has stalled.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • These options include simply selling their position through open-market sales, an exchange offer or a mandatory exchangeable bond, with proceeds potentially funding a large share buyback, which would be highly accretive to Fluor's EPS, especially at its currently depressed valuation.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Working on these inward-looking songs has allowed Teasdale and Chambers to feel less hemmed in by their origin story, one that was drawn early on by the press and then chiseled in stone.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Vincent Kompany and his staff have chiselled a perfect role for him, with Diaz contributing not only on an individual basis, but in a way that really accentuates Bayern’s other attacking virtues.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • My hair was softly curled, and my face was expertly sculpted with a breathable base that still allowed my skin to shine through.
    Brianna J. Heath, Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones also deliver excellent bass response with clear and crisp highs; however, the highs aren't quite as transparent as those of the AirPods, and the audio feels more sculpted, with the mid frequencies pulled back slightly.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Indented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indented. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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