imprint

Example Sentences

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The lettering had been stripped from the building, leaving only a faint imprint of the school’s name on the facade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

And at Indian Wells, a tournament near where he grew up yet still relatively new to him, Tien hopes this year leaves a longer imprint than the last.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Richardson also said: "It should not have been done, it was not requested, it is unclear why it did happen, but as a result of that, the imprint was truncated off the bottom."

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The imprint was missing from a leaflet containing an open letter by a pensioner who had switched her support from Labour to Reform UK.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The imprint of her thumb remained in the bread’s soft pores.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin