How to Use serration in a Sentence

serration

noun

• And then something flies off one of the ridge’s serrations.
  — Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2020
• And what’s up with putting the serrations at the tip of the blade instead of the more usual location near the handle?
  — Dylan Tweney, WIRED, 29 June 2009
• Dupri and Seal also co-produced the track, adding extra serration to the guitar and lots of splat in the drums.
  — Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2021
• The blade serrations stop part of the blade from making contact with the cutting board, which dulls edges much faster.
  — Francine Maroukian, Popular Mechanics, 24 Oct. 2018
• The knife has a unique serration pattern of scallops and points which make for a clean cut through the bread without tearing.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2023
• The wide serrations make this blade ideal for slicing bread.
  — Popular Science, 21 Apr. 2020
• Denticles, or serrations, are small bumps on a tooth that give the tooth a serrated edge.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 27 May 2020
• The Gerber River Shorty Knife has the blunt tip of a dive knife to keep you safe, but along the edge there are sharp serrations to cut line, rope, or weeds in an emergency.
  — Ben Duchesney, Outdoor Life, 16 Dec. 2019
• The edge has micro-serration that comes in handy for slicing through soft herbs and vegetables.
  — Elizabeth Briskin, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2023
• The largest of these Ice Age cats sported canines that were 11 inches long, with fine serrations giving the fangs even more of a cutting edge.
  — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, 21 Mar. 2017
• The largest of these Ice Age cats sported canines that were 11 inches long, with fine serrations giving the fangs even more of a cutting edge.
  — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, 21 Mar. 2017
• Avoid blades with rounded, shallow serrations, and don’t be wooed by brands that brag about having a high number of them.
  — Betty Gold, Good Housekeeping, 15 Jan. 2019
• Not even T. rex had bigger serrations on its teeth, Dal Sasso says.
  — Traci Watson, USA TODAY, 4 July 2017
• Included in the kit is a skinning blade with serrations at the back cutting edge, two drop-point gut hook blades and one 5-inch fillet blade.
  — Matt Foster, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2020
• The Type B strikes all the high notes, i.e. low bore-axis, light flat faced trigger, wrap around slide serrations and an extended beavertail.
  — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2020
• The sharpening is very reasonable, as there are no serrations to complicate the process.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 9 May 2018
• When sharpening with a file, do not use oil; metal filings will accumulate and clog the file’s serrations.
  — Cindy Daniel, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• Carnivorous dinosaurs have pointed teeth for piercing hide, for example, as well as perpendicular serrations like a steak knife to cut meat fibers.
  — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
• Three different backstrap options are included for a custom fit (a feature usually reserved for pistols costing twice as much), and the fore and aft slide serrations already make chambering a round while a red dot is mounted on the gun a breeze.
  — Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream, 7 Feb. 2020
• From the water-resistant composite wood handle to the sophisticated serration, this knife is for more than just cutting bread and will slice through tomatoes, melons and other delicate foods without crushing them.
  — NBC News, 24 June 2020
• Piacsek, a physics professor at Central Washington University, stands on the only flat surface: a metal grating suspended above claw-like serrations thrusting up from the floor.
  — Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, 3 July 2017

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024