How to Use indelible in a Sentence

indelible

adjective
  • For a change, the Rangers’ top prospects have left an indelible mark.
    Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The image of her in the puffy dress with the 25-foot train became indelible.
    Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE, 13 Nov. 2022
  • The collapse of this iconic part of the Paris landmark in a 2019 fire left an indelible mark on the minds of millions around the world.
    Anna Rabemanantsoa, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • His music and the films of Allen Hughes have left an indelible mark on me over my life.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Gordon’s movies were as stone-faced and indelible as a bad dream.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • Beltré left indelible marks on the record books and on the memory.
    Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The Denmark native has already left an indelible mark, on and off the court, at USD.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2022
  • As time goes on, the two leave an indelible imprint on each other.
    Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Yet Pearson ended up at the center of some of the show’s most indelible moments.
    Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • That movie left an indelible mark on me as a young boy and still to this day continues to inspire me.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • And even though 30 teams still have more than 80% of their schedules ahead of them, the first month of the season left its share of indelible impressions.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The move was iconic then and remains so today, one of the league’s most indelible moments.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Schiff paints an indelible portrait of colonial Boston and places Adams at the center of it all.
    Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Over the course of her 63 year reign, Queen Victoria made an indelible impact not only on Britain, but on the world.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 26 Mar. 2023
  • In the midst of new condominiums, a charter school and a Whole Foods, old D.C. once again makes an indelible mark.
    Michael J. West, Washington Post, 9 June 2022
  • Her warm smile, kind words, and caring actions left an indelible mark on our hearts.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The nine-foot sculpture stands at the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge and pays homage to the Bed-Stuy native whose music left an indelible mark on hip-hop.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Through music and film, Kris Kristofferson has left an indelible mark on fans over the past 60 years.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The indelible image from that era is Van Gundy grabbing onto Mourning’s leg to try to stop a melee between the two teams.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2023
  • But Chozen wasn't Okumoto's first indelible turn as a big-screen bad guy.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2022
  • With a catalog of over 50 songs, Eilish has left an indelible mark on her fans.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • There was no special sign, least of all an indelible Clare Heywood.
    Graham Swift, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Which goes some way to explaining why these shows are still indelible to those who came of age watching them.
    André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The polypropylene that frames the rear load areas on cars has a high talc content, which is why claw scratches leave an indelible white mark.
    Jason Barlow, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The soaring harmonies on the chorus, the nasty edge to the bass line, the way the horns add sizzle to an already piping-hot track; these are all the indelible hallmarks of Jones’ work.
    Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The borders that carve the world into today’s states may seem indelible, but expand the time frame, and the lines become much more fluid.
    Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
  • The chatter died down, but the indelible impression that the whole episode left about Zaslav was simple: This is a guy who, frankly, doesn’t give a damn about movies.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
  • My father, too, left an indelible mark on my approach to life and business.
    Benedetto Biondi, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • When was the last time a meeting between the Ravens and Steelers produced an indelible memory?
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Johnson carried that never-ending charisma to the big screen, where he's been able to craft an impressive (and still growing) group of indelible movie characters.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024

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