How to Use inset in a Sentence

inset

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• The floor is decorated with an inset of marble tiles.
• And the city shown in the inset is Cape Town, South Africa.
  — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022
• At the end came a long navy dress with white lace at the cuffs and high neck and inset at the back, down to the curve of the spine.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2019
• As seen in the inset, the probe's heat shield is pointing toward the Sun.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2021
• The inset depicts two pill bugs next to a ruler to show their scale.
  — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2013
• At the center of the wall, an inset holds two-dozen dozen wine bottles.
  — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Sep. 2021
• More than a dozen steep mansard roofs with inset windows branch out around the sides.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2017
• The picture in the inset of the social media post shows Cape Town, South Africa.
  — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022
• The Smiths took out the bathtub to make a huge open shower with a tile design on the walls and a teak inset in the floor.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2019
• At dusk, an inset sleeping porch on the third floor glows like a lantern above the kitchen and living room.
  — Sarah Medford, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2022
• The rainbow of colors in the mosaic squares is echoed in more than 100 strips of stained glass in the inset wave on the bench.
  — Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2022
• The star, nicknamed Icarus, is marked by the white arrow in the bottom inset image.
  — Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2018
• Cut the plywood sheets to size for each window, allowing for a snug fit in the inset.
  — Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Sep. 2017
• At the front of the house a distinctive office has the view out the front window, which has an inset of beveled, leaded glass.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2020
• The coast of Brittany is scenic and rugged, with craggy rocks and cliffs, inset here and there with beaches, some of which are quite small.
  — Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
• Twin chrome tailpipes are inset in to the black rear bumper of the Z71 crew cab model featured in advance photos.
  — Mark Phelan and Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2017
• The Gallery design has been refined for 2021, too, with a clever new inset wall mount fitting.
  — John Archer, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
• The result was a magnificent piece with the small, but many-faceted stone inset.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2020
• The foyer has a white marble floor with black granite insets.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2017
• Subway tile lines the shower, which has a bench, a clear-glass door, a rain shower head, and insets for one’s bathing products.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
• The inset on the right, an area less than 5 kilometers across, shows hollows forming there.
  — David Rothery, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2016
• The original inset trim in the living room floor subtly defines the open space.
  — Eddie Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2021
• In racy white leather and clear insets, these are best with off-duty jeans, not prim office attire.
  — Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2017
• The home is entered through a deep inset archway with a Juliet balcony above.
  — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
• An inset image also shows an apparent city with what appears to be a view of Earth in the sky.
  — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022
• Two inset nooks were slathered in bright, luxe wallpaper.
  — Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful, 17 Dec. 2018
• The cabinet with the wrought iron Singer inset is very attractive.
  — Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2021
• Max versions of the G9 get two Lidar units mounted inset in the front fender light clusters.
  — Mark Andrews, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2023
• Most of the facade is white, but with inset windows accented by varied blends of blue, green and red.
  — John King, SFChronicle.com, 21 June 2020
• It was made for this house and inset with jeweled touches by a Michigan craftswoman.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2017

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inset

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• Make sure to check out the tiny TV screens inset into the columns around the dance floor.
  — Rene Rodriguez, miamiherald, 5 May 2018
• The sleeve was inset with a cascading ruffle, draped from the back of the turtleneck to the shoulder.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2022
• Picture a sea of tables, each inset with a grill, and a cadre of servers, each affixed to a tablet.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
• These are often inset into brackets in the corner of the seat.
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 4 Sep. 2019
• The front terrace has a concrete water feature; the broad wood front door is inset with glass squares.
  — Marcelle Sussman Fischler, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2016
• Hide the Hood The blowers were inset into the ceiling for a streamlined look, and to maximize views.
  — House Beautiful, 22 Oct. 2019
• Because the windows are inset, the shutters point out at an angle rather than lying flush with the walls.
  — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
• Because of the nature of the dining theme here, all tables are inset with a round gas grill in the center, the showpiece element.
  — Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2017
• Artsy soft-core French pornography played on a few screens, and the bar was inset with gambling consoles.
  — Marian Bull, New York Times, 13 June 2017
• There are five magnets inset on the band of the full-strip of lashes, which secured quickly and easily to the liner, and stayed put throughout the day.
  — Melanie Rud, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
• That filter, sometimes inset with light zones that turn on and off, increases the contrast and vividness of the image.
  — NBC News, 28 Nov. 2019
• The newest bracelets are encrusted with diamonds and blue topaz stones inset with black and white diamonds in the shape of an eye.
  — Lindzi Scharf, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• Yoder pays dearly for takeout tins that are inset with a gold-hued lining.
  — Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 25 Sep. 2020
• Each structure in the scene is inset with multicolored LED.
  — Mario Alejandro Ariza, The New Republic, 30 Sep. 2019
• Red represents hotter dust, and the Pillars are outlined and inset.
  — Sarah Scoles, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2015
• The cabinets feature inset soft close doors and drawers.
  — courant.com, 16 Aug. 2019
• The exteriors of the stores were adorned with white, icicle-like stalagmites of plaster, the walls inset with bits of shattered mirror.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 May 2023
• Some of the early versions of the bidet look like ornamental ottomans; the basins were inset in wooden furniture with short legs.
  — Maria Teresa Hart, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2018
• Non-tension rods that are inset are useful for long segments of windows, where an over-window rod would cover too much space.
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 4 Aug. 2020
• In the foyer, a white marble staircase is inset with colorful mosaics.
  — E.b. Solomont, WSJ, 5 May 2022
• My television displayed a closeup of Emily’s phone showing the boss’s face, inset with an image of Emily’s face—three layers of screens at once.
  — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2020
• The center stone was set upon a silver band with smaller diamonds inset around its perimeter.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
• Each tavern has its own flavor, allowing the Dungeon Master to inset it in whatever region best fits the story.
  — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 1 July 2022
• The fruits of this duo is the first Balmain x Diamond Foundry creation: diamond line drop earrings set against circular, silver outlines, and inset with a deep blue rim.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Sep. 2019
• From the apartment’s entrance, black-and-white striped-marble flooring leads the eye into the sunny kitchen through Art Deco–style glass double doors, inset with circles and brass bows, then on to the dining end of a glorious sunroom.
  — Michelle Duncan, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2023
• Long, linear LED box lights inset into the ceilings almost seem unnecessary with the flood of natural light created by the use of extensive glass.
  — Leada Gore, AL.com, 14 June 2017
• Rarely do collectors get a chance at 2-for-1, but this portrait of an unknown young man being sold by New York property magnate Sheldon Solow has been inset with a small, round 14th-century panel painting of a saint.
  — Kelly Crow, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
• The device projected imitation clouds on the theater's elaborate ceiling, which was inset with tiny electric stars.
  — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 15 June 2017
• In the barbershop behind him, down a few stairs, square black chairs are positioned in front of an immaculately clean white counter, inset with individual washbasins for each customer.
  — Lisa Morrow, CNN, 15 Nov. 2021
• Merrill inset the attic’s paneled walls with wallpaper by Pierre Frey in a pattern with intricate, graphic florals that pleasantly tease the eye and, with the addition of white oak, contribute to a more modern effect.
  — Stacie Stukin, ELLE Decor, 21 Sep. 2022

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