Example Sentences

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And Thompson had etched her name into golfing history long before that lone triumph at Mission Hills in 2014.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

And to think, it was just last weekend that they manhandled the playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers and had etched a path out of the play-in tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024

The young Brazilian was trying to absorb how he had etched his name into Real Madrid’s long love story with the European Cup.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022

On the walls of the cell, prisoners had etched messages, including an image of a cross.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 29, 2016

The light was gone, but it had etched something onto her wrist that had never been erased, just hidden for years: the indigo ink of a Namwon tattoo.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat