How to Use etching in a Sentence

etching

noun
  • The etching on the walls were striking: times, dates and names of detainees.
    Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The man then appears to make his escape with the etching in his right hand.
    Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2019
  • For a more durable comb, use the etching technique to remove skin but keep the flesh, like the bee shapes.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2023
  • It’s followed by a trio of strong etchings by Thiebaud.
    Victoria Dalkey, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The hollowed parts of the etching are lacquered in black, and the rest is lacquered in yellow.
    Roberta Naas, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Park officials say the etching is more than 2 feet wide and about 1 1/2feet tall.
    USA TODAY, 14 June 2019
  • Step 2: Etch the Design For precise etching, use thin sharp blades.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2022
  • With local guides, hike to the White Lady rock etching, believed to date back at least 2,000 years.
    National Geographic, 15 Sep. 2019
  • With local guides, hike to the 'White Lady' rock etching, believed to date back at least 2,000 years.
    National Geographic, 17 June 2019
  • Visitors to the site can take a piece of paper and use a pencil to create an etching of a name.
    Haley Victory Smith, Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2021
  • More of a special occasion splurge, Moms will love the sweet etching.
    Jami Supsic, Country Living, 2 May 2022
  • On one tree, for example, Getler points to the simple etching of a face under a hat.
    Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Allow the etching cream to remain on the mirror for at least 10 minutes.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The nucleation point is a tiny etching at the bottom of a glass that acts as a kickstarter for bubbles.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2021
  • So the etching might wear off sooner, in a year or several years, and would then need to be redone.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Stone markers still exist, pointing the way to this or that city center with the etching deep inside the rock.
    Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2019
  • Learn the art of glass etching and create a fall or winter centerpiece.
    The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Just as noteworthy, though, is the laser technique used to create the etching, which, Wired points out, is the same one used to help remove cataracts.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2021
  • One of the oldest is a 17th-century etching of the Madonna with the Christ child on her lap holding a carnation.
    Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2020
  • See a few of the original etchings which inspired the series, below.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 18 Feb. 2019
  • Triggers and events in the present can bring us back to core struggles that exist like stone etchings deeply ingrained in our psyche.
    Alex Wagner, SPIN, 26 May 2023
  • Copper plate etchings were his medium of choice, using a hand press to create prints.
    Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2020
  • The temple tips have an etching of Ariel’s silhouette and other symbols of her life under the sea.
    Robin Raven, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Hughes added aluminum railings and a faux-window next to the entry with an etching of a lighthouse.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Carefully apply the etching cleaner to the backsplash with a scrub, working it into the tiles in 10-minute spurts.
    Kelly Dawson, House Beautiful, 1 Oct. 2019
  • And its artistry would have done any Egyptian proud, with etchings of falcon heads, winged gods, and a head of pharaonic gravity.
    Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Side Four will feature an etching of Dio’s mascot, the demon Murry.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2022
  • One pair, possibly a set of self-portraits, features the same etching in both, but with curved shapes in four bright colors atop the second one.
    Washington Post, 14 May 2021
  • Matte paper whispers under the fingers as the pages turn to show layered prints and etchings of monkeys and ferns; of the armadillo and the jaguar.
    Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 19 July 2018
  • There were etchings on the low C and certain other pipes that were beautifully done.
    Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2018

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