How to Use serration in a Sentence
serration
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And then something flies off one of the ridge’s serrations.
—Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2020
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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
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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
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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
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The wide serrations make this blade ideal for slicing bread.
—Popular Science, 21 Apr. 2020
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Denticles, or serrations, are small bumps on a tooth that give the tooth a serrated edge.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 27 May 2020
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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
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The edge has micro-serration that comes in handy for slicing through soft herbs and vegetables.
—Elizabeth Briskin, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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Not even T. rex had bigger serrations on its teeth, Dal Sasso says.
—Traci Watson, USA TODAY, 4 July 2017
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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
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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
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The sharpening is very reasonable, as there are no serrations to complicate the process.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 9 May 2018
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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
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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
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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
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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
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