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engrave

[en-greyv] / ɛnˈgreɪv /


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It took three years of training before he was allowed to engrave small pieces for customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 9, 2025

Before, to engrave the circuits on the silicon plates used in electronic devices like mobile phones, it was necessary to use polluting chemical products.

From Science Daily Jan. 24, 2024

Might as well engrave the nameplate on the NFL offensive rookie of the year award now.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 17, 2023

I also love the fact that they could have put it in a font, in something computer-generated, but they chose to engrave it in my handwriting.

From Scientific American Jul. 7, 2023

After forging the blade, she had spent another three months using Transformation to engrave the weapon, imbuing it with its magical properties.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Employing a nano-imprinting process that engraves the pattern like a stamp, the team achieved the rapid and inexpensive production of metalenses that are 20,000 times larger than conventional ones.

From Science Daily Mar. 12, 2024

He said that many local business in the area, including his own, which engraves stone, had offered their time and resources to restore the structure.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2022

A machine engraves information on an ingot of 99.98 percent pure palladium at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia March 10, 2022.

From Reuters May 15, 2022

And it is the distance between this country and the ideals it engraves upon marble edifices.

From Seattle Times Nov. 28, 2021

There is no great and monumental scene in this part which engraves itself deeply upon the memory.

From Essays on Scandinavian Literature by Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth

Archaeologists working at several sites in southern Africa have uncovered hundreds of unusual pieces of engraved ostrich eggshell.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

The names of all 77 victims are engraved on the memorial.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Aung San is "engraved in people's memory" as Myanmar's independence hero, and many see his legacy being continued by his daughter, according to Myanmar specialist Moe Thuzar.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

On one side stood people wearing silver bracelets engraved with the emblem of the Church of Scientology, an “S” woven through two triangles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Amaranta made him a linen suit with a collar and tie, bought him a pair of white shoes, and engraved his name in gilt letters on the ribbon of the candle.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Each ring will include a mini World Cup trophy in its design and an engraving in the band.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The Hockey Hall of Fame told the Associated Press it is not directly involved with the engraving.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

More than 40,000 years ago, early humans were already engraving symbols onto tools, figurines, and other objects.

From Science Daily Feb. 25, 2026

Erbium and neodymium are also important in making lasers for industrial engraving and cutting.

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

There was an engraving of Shakespeare himself on the title page, and on the opposite page, in faded brown ink, someone had written, This hook belongs to Mabel Hatch.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick




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