dent
noun
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
dented
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past participleof dent.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dent.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dentnouna hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
Example Sentences
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Revenue rose 8%, to $1.82 billion, dented by a $69.1 million hit from those changes and settlements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Last year, issues with an IT upgrade hit product availability at the supermarket and dented sales, impacting its bottom line.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Boeing on Tuesday reported a smaller quarterly loss compared with the same period last year -- when plane certification delay costs heavily dented results -- as it ramps up output carefully.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
They were 110-6 early on day three, their hopes severely dented, but scrapped to 425-9 after Temba Bavuma's 179 and now take a 326-run first innings lead.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
It consisted of a single sheet of iron, dark and dented, with eyeholes on top and a massive chain underneath.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
