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  • noun Plural form of indent.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indent.

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Examples

  • But really, it's the combination of those crispy looking waffles with the pools of syrup in the indents which is really driving me cuckoo!

    Add Years to Your Life with Waffles Brilynn 2007

  • Another variation on this theme were rock star "indents," in which a celebrity introduced his or her new single.

    "Phil Collins Minus One" And Other Promo Scams 2005

  • Some "indents" exhibited erasures: in one, a sentence of seven years had been converted to "life."

    The History of Tasmania , Volume II John West 1840

  • He noted that the industry brought into "bolder relief ... the fortunes of the war between capital and labour;" saw the immigration of East Indians into the colony as leading to "the disappearance of serious labour competitors" and the increase of the "indents" as one way of preventing the "bleak days which succeeded 1807 [the year in which the British slave trade ended]."

    unknown title 2009

  • He noted that the industry brought into "bolder relief ... the fortunes of the war between capital and labour;" saw the immigration of East Indians into the colony as leading to "the disappearance of serious labour competitors" and the increase of the "indents" as one way of preventing the "bleak days which succeeded 1807 [the year in which the British slave trade ended]."

    unknown title 2009

  • When editing a test, if I move a question from one place to another, the block I move loses its formatting (indents on question sub-parts; spacing after paragraphs).

    Discourse.net: Word Hell 2009

  • Some are experimenting with radio frequency identification and other sophisticated methods, including etching identification codes on produce with lasers or micro-percussion markers that make tiny indents.

    Traceability rule represents big adjustment for food industry Lyndsey Layton 2011

  • Some are experimenting with radio frequency identification and other sophisticated methods, including etching identification codes on produce with lasers or micro-percussion markers that make tiny indents.

    Traceability rule represents big adjustment for food industry Lyndsey Layton 2011

  • Still indents in the beige carpet are visible, several inches on either side of the narrow media cabinet she assembled because his bum leg gave him trouble, moving her things.

    Flatscreen Ames John Gigounas 2011

  • If you are bedding the trigger guard-floor plate, rough up the indents.

    How To Replace A Rifle Stock 2009

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