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dimple

[dim-puhl] / ˈdɪm pəl /
NOUN
indentation
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Mary noticed a breast dimple in early 2023.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

"That is a pimple on a dimple on an ant's left cheek compared to what we need in the world," Banga said.

From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023

Chances are, the photos will show the waves in his dark hair and the dimple that emerges when he smiles.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022

She was light personified — golden brown eyes, dangly earrings, stars on her T-shirt, a dimple in one cheek.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2022

It had been over a year since she'd first seen a small dimple on the left side of her chest.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

The hair got less curly, the dimples less squishy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

From the vantage point of our helicopter above the Alps, you can make out scars and dimples from recent avalanches.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

Shaped like the human form and available in four body types, CTOAN’s designs feature rolls and butt dimples, top surgery scars, and stretch marks.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025

I don’t mind if you take out a couple of dimples in the thighs, however, but I really didn’t want it,” King said.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

The Owner positioned himself directly in front of the suitcase, ran his fingers over the three dimples by the left clasp.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

The engineer—who looks like he stepped out of central casting with his dimpled grin, 6’2” frame, striped shirt and Dickies denim overalls—has been known to shed a tear of his own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

A bow-tied waiter appeared out of nowhere, his dark hair smoothed back to reveal soft brown eyes and an easy, dimpled smile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025

Mr. Close, soft-spoken and warm with a dimpled smile, was raised in Collyweston, with family roots that go back 400 years here.

From New York Times ● May 26, 2024

Exactly how currents and sediments move over the dimpled surface of the Sur Pockmark Field is still unknown.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024

Around half past twelve there was a great clattering outside in the corridor and a smiling, dimpled woman slid back their door and said, “Anything off the cart, dears?”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

Unlike many other breast cancers, she said symptoms could include itching, tingling, pulling sensations, dimpling or changes to the skin rather than a distinct lump.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

When he looked under a microscope, he saw small suckers dimpling the rock.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2022

After setting the bread in your pan and dimpling your dough, drizzle the infused olive oil on top before baking.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2021

In the bowels of the jet, technicians have to remove multiple specialty fasteners on both sides of the inner fuselage skin, then install newly produced “shims” that fill out gaps and remove the structural dimpling.

From Reuters ● Feb. 25, 2021

Her cheeks dimpled when she smiled, and at that moment she was dimpling at Cat.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn


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