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Toughest assignment: It was engraving a globe-shaped trophy for the New York Yacht Club that was the size of a beach ball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

When laser cutters first came along, everyone was engraving everything they could engrave.

From The Verge • Jul. 16, 2017

While the cashier was engraving the tag, we took Klawde over to where they were offering the free vaccinations.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

His first employment on his own account was engraving illustrations for books, and among the most noteworthy of these early plates were Smirke’s illustrations to Don Quixote.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

The first art-work Inness did was engraving; as he had been apprenticed to that business, but afterward he studied with Gignoux, a pupil of Delaroche.

From Pictures Every Child Should Know A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People by Bacon, Mary Schell Hoke