indentation

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

When the cell's receptors detect that the virus has attached, the membrane begins forming a small indentation at that spot.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

He finishes with special tools that carve out the metal and leave an indentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

For air-fried burgers, flatten your patties as much as possible and press an indentation in the center to prevent them from puffing up.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2025

Drive through enough neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and you might notice an odd phenomenon: In front of some newer apartment and commercial buildings, the street is slightly wider, and the sidewalk meanders around the indentation.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2024

I sink down in the new mattress, wishing for an indentation like the one left behind by Maman in our bed at home, and drift into disappointed dreams.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton