etched

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of etch.
  etch

  verb (used with object)

  to cut, bite, or corrode with an acid or the like; engrave with an acid or the like, as to form a design in furrows that when charged with ink will give an impression on paper.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of etch.
  etch

  verb (used with object)

  to cut, bite, or corrode with an acid or the like; engrave with an acid or the like, as to form a design in furrows that when charged with ink will give an impression on paper.

Example Sentences

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etched

The herky-jerky, unceasing Children of the Hydra’s Teeth are all memorable menace, their details etched deep into the film stock by the punishing midday sun of the Mediterranean.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

One week out from the world-renowned Sydney Marathon, organisers face questions about whether designers etched the wrong city's stadium on the participation medal.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The eerie mood is accentuated by an introductory film projected on the distant stone and a twangy voice intoning excerpts from the Lincoln speeches etched in the atrium above ground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The sights and smells have etched themselves on Petra Mertens's mind.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

I hadn’t been here in months, but I knew the way—it was etched deep down in my bones.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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