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make/put a dent

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• This kind of thing did not, and cannot, make a dent in Trump.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 May 2024
• Sharp rings and finger nails couldn’t make a dent in these tights.
  — L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
• One or two might make a dent in the numbers at the first debate this week.
  — Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
• But his string of hits didn’t make a dent on the pop side during his lifetime.
  — Kaitlyn Schwanemann, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
• But even that will only begin to put a dent in the problem.
  — Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2021
• As drastic as that sounds, even that will barely make a dent.
  — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
• But curb shoppers don’t make a dent in what’s left behind.
  — Sonja Stott, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• But this rift between the co-stars and co-producers could put a dent in plans.
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
• My first solution was get a thin piece of brass and make a dent in it with a center punch.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Aug. 2023
• None of which is to say drive-ins can even make a dent in what Hollywood has lost in revenue.
  — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 30 June 2020
• But the chaos put a dent in their plans for training and recovery ahead of Wednesday’s game.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2024
• Those eight years in Israel didn’t seem to make a dent in his insatiable need for the spotlight.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 May 2023
• Even so, reforms have failed to make a dent in the state's production problems.
  — Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
• Does your company have the ad budget to make a dent in the digital space this year?
  — Yec, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
• The tiny pots of cream-to-powder shadow last forever—I’ve used mine so much but have yet to put a dent in it.
  — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2024
• The Blazers played better in the second quarter but not enough to make a dent into their deficit.
  — oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2023
• Patubo said last year’s unprecedented storms in the area put a dent in business.
  — Mae Anderson, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
• The second half was even, but the Sea Lions (18-13) couldn’t make a dent in the advantage the Cougars had taken midway through the first half.
  — U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
• And with only 15 minutes of hands-on time, this dessert won't put a dent in your Thanksgiving prep.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
• The pastor doubted that approach on its own would make a dent in the country’s daily death toll.
  — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
• The rain put a dent in precipitation deficits and helped to thwart fires raging in the mountains.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
• But even that amount, experts say, would only begin to make a dent in building a new Ukraine.
  — David E. Sanger, New York Times, 12 June 2024
• Live streaming is not the answer and will not even make a dent in a venue's monthly expenses.
  — Dave Brooks, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2020
• Maybe make a dent in our list of 50 classic books everyone should read in their lifetime.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 July 2023
• But objections over Gaza do not appear to have put a dent in the president's war chest thus far.
  — USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
• Saffold set a mid-to-late-January deadline to make a dent in that funding goal.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
• Second trimester calmed down a bit, but Zika put a dent in any glamorous babymoon plans.
  — Nina F. Ichikawa, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023
• Interstate 75 to the west and 95 to the east were far from Santa Claus and put a dent in the town's plan to become an easy-access tourist attraction.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
• If Pinterest wants to make a dent in the fiercely competitive e-commerce space, Bill Ready's the man to lead the charge.
  — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 30 June 2022
• Caveats Lowered inflation rates don’t make a dent in what consumers pay now.
  — Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Feb 2025