serrate

Example Sentences

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Brimming with serrated teeth bigger than bananas, Tyrannosaurus rex’s fanged maw is iconic.

From New York Times

“Sometimes I think a serrated knife kind of rips at the edge of the cake a little bit,” Langan said.

From Washington Post

In one, he waves a long knife with a serrated edge and a baton.

From BBC

The violinist pulled his cadenza horsehair thin, stretching his line into a barely there filament of sound before serrating his edges and ramping up to a sawing, smoking climax.

From Washington Post

The top was going to be a bit bumpy, so I used a serrated knife to carefully level it.

From Seattle Times