inscribe
verb (used with object)
to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
have inscribed
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present perfectof inscribe.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Most of the money came from families that donated $250 for each stone paver they wanted to have inscribed with a veteran’s name.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2022
On the walls of the elevator shaft, crews have inscribed their names and painted replicas of their mission patches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2017
"Those symbols, to many individuals within our community ... can have a very scary connotation and we don't want our community members being afraid of police based on something they have inscribed on them."
From US News ● Sep. 1, 2016
The city’s repair crews have inscribed each patch with a date, so Hecht can keep track of when each tunnel was finally sealed.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 2, 2012
Reindeer, in Parson’s Street, is probably older than any of the houses before mentioned; the wooden gates are dated 1570, and have inscribed on them the names Iohn Knight, Ihone Knight, David Horne.
From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Edwin Walford
