How to Use indentation in a Sentence

indentation

noun

• Our style guidelines call for indentation of the first line of each paragraph.
• There were several small indentations in the surface of the table.
• There was an indentation in the soil in the shape of Anais and her child’s life.
  — Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022
• Wipe the spoon clean and use it to fill the indentation with your jam of choice.
  — Dana Velden, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• With the back of a spoon, make 4 indentations in the tomatoes.
  — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2018
• The roof indentation mimics the one that the periscope looked through.
  — CNN, 13 Aug. 2021
• Make a few indentations in the sauce with the back of your spoon, and crack an egg into each.
  — Jessica Battliana, SFChronicle.com, 18 Mar. 2020
• In grooved fangs, the venom gland runs in an indentation along the fang.
  — Charlotte Hu, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2018
• Then, using a thumb, make an indentation at the crack and pull the shell apart with both hands.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2023
• The road gives way to a dirt drive, then to overgrown grass with indentations of tire tracks.
  — refinery29.com, 8 May 2020
• Next to the body was a suede ottoman with a slight indentation.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2022
• Roll the sushi over so the fish faces up and gently pinch the middle of the long sides of the rice to create a slight indentation.
  — Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2019
• When the sauce has thickened, make a well in the sauce with the back of a spoon and crack a whole egg into each indentation.
  — Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 2 Mar. 2018
• The term comes from making an indentation with the heel of a shoe in a well-prepared bed of soil and plant in that.
  — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2018
• At least one bullet struck the house, and others make indentations in the dirt near the front porch.
  — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 18 Dec. 2017
• There’s a fake indentation in the top where a cartridge might go, but that’s just for show.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2017
• Use a spoon to scoop out a small layer of the fruit to create a small indentation.
  — Brittany Anas, The Know, 12 Aug. 2019
• Near the base is a big indentation that looks like a kidney.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022
• Arrange the peaches in the center of the dough (using the indentation as a guide).
  — Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022
• The car’s front license plate had a bike tire scuff mark and indentation.
  — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2024
• Fill each indentation with a scant 1 teaspoon of the jam.
  — Louisa Shafia, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
• The three fired rounds have small indentations, or hammer strikes, in the center of the casing.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2017
• Use your thumb to make a small indentation in the center of each patty.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 25 May 2022
• With the back of a teaspoon, make an indentation in the center of each scone, then spoon in 1 tablespoon of the jam.
  — Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2021
• Cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces and roll each over the tines of a fork to make little indentations.
  — James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 21 Nov. 2019
• Now feel the ball bearing at the location of the indentation by rolling it around.
  — Stephen L. MacKnik, Scientific American, 1 May 2014
• He was found two days later with a rifle shot to the stomach and an indentation on the back of his head.
  — Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
• Attaway has a scar and slight indentation on the left side of his head.
  — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2018
• These kinds of indentations are formed when a shot is fired from a smooth-bore musket, per the statement.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
• Once the patty is formed, use the back of a soup or teaspoon or your thumb to make an indentation, about 1/3-inch deep and 1-inch wide in the center of the patty.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024