Dented is an English word with synonyms like bent or crumpled. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Dented meaning
simple past and past participle of dent
Using Dented
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of dent
- Useful related words include: bent, crumpled, damaged.
- In the example corpus, dented often appears in combinations such as: dented the, dented by, was dented.
Context around Dented
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dented
- In this selection, "dented" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, further, wicket, tensions, investor, passenger and front stand out and add context to how "dented" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and further dented spending power and but was dented again in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dented" sits close to words such as admiring, aerosol and angolan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dented
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fresh foreign fund outflows also dented investor sentiments. (8 words)
The Kostroma's sail was dented on the front section. (10 words)
Police say the black Ford car will have sustained a dented bonnet. (12 words)
The ball hit the car, which was fine, I could see it and it was just somebody’s nice car getting dented so that didn’t bother me, but the next thing, I found myself hiding in a shop doorway. (40 words)
Supply chain disruptions which started during the global pandemic have been exacerbated by the Ukraine war while higher shipping rates, raw material costs, interest rates and inflation have dented profits for some wind developers. (34 words)
The closely watched non-farm payrolls reading on Friday followed a string of figures last week showing the world's top economy was slowing down and dented investor sentiment. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Honda Pilot's sustained damage, including dented passenger-side doors, a dented front fender and a cracked and partially missing front bumper.
Adisak wouldn’t pay so threats were made and Pranot kicked the Nissan until it was dented, according to the police report.
And for anyone 70 and older who’s dented a fender or kissed a fire hydrant, I don’t have a problem with eye exams and driving tests.
As a result, what could have been a larger hike in personal loan rates has been dented significantly by lenders trying to entice customers with lower rates.
Carrasco worked perfect third and fourth innings, but was dented again in the fifth by Rosario’s RBI single.
Clearing 60k will ease concerns that logistics issues and parts shortages have dented scalability.
Fresh foreign fund outflows also dented investor sentiments.
Masood’s wicket dented Pakistan’s fightback after a forgettable performance in the field.
Police say the black Ford car will have sustained a dented bonnet.
Real Madrid’s hope of retaining La Liga was dented on Sunday afternoon as the champions fell 1-0 to Real Mallorca.
S. geopolitical tensions dented investor sentiment after U.S. lawmakers on Thursday accused TikTok of serving harmful content as they pushed to ban the app.
Supply chain disruptions which started during the global pandemic have been exacerbated by the Ukraine war while higher shipping rates, raw material costs, interest rates and inflation have dented profits for some wind developers.
The ball hit the car, which was fine, I could see it and it was just somebody’s nice car getting dented so that didn’t bother me, but the next thing, I found myself hiding in a shop doorway.
The closely watched non-farm payrolls reading on Friday followed a string of figures last week showing the world's top economy was slowing down and dented investor sentiment.
The individual was reportedly able to walk away from the crash, leaving the roof dented where he had landed on the steel frames, though it was altogether still intact.
The Kostroma's sail was dented on the front section.
The recent developments, such as US debt ceiling negotiations and the Federal Reserve interest rate decision have further dented investors’ sentiment.
The teapot was thrown out, dented and dull, into a McDermott’s sprout box and found its way to Hoylake.
This content was published on Apr 24, 2023Swiss pay packets decreased by 1.9% in real terms last year as inflation erased wage hikes and further dented spending power.
After returning the car to the importer, it was found to have been dented on the underside, in the area where the battery is located, during the test drive.
Common combinations with dented
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dented the 18×
- dented by 14×
- was dented 13×
- been dented 8×
- further dented 7×
- dented investor 5×
- has dented 5×
- have dented 4×
- and dented 4×
- dented on 3×