etched

Example Sentences

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He discovered the painting had a label on the back and the number 92 etched into its frame.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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

“Over time, climbers have etched the best way down. Or up.”

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes