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Example Sentences

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The sights he witnessed, he said, are permanently etched into his psyche.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

"It also has a striking cross-cultural element. The star pointers carry their standard names in Persian, alongside Sanskrit equivalents etched in the Devanagari script."

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Sixty-six years after his birth, hardship is etched in the faces of those queueing for food.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

A geotubes supporter, he owns two other homes, including a guesthouse where John Steinbeck, who wrote much of “East of Eden” in Sconset, once etched his name on a windowpane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Jacques watched Christopher as he recited the way through the maze back to her; back and forth they went, until he had it like a song, etched in his mind.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell