Collocations for "dented"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dented" in context.
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dent
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- a [small, large, minor, deep] dent
- has a dent on the [hood, bumper]
- have a dent [removed, repaired]
- [remove] a dent
- [left, made] a dent on the [left, right, front]
- left a dent in the [wall, frame, side]
- hail dents
- the hail caused dents on my car
- dents from the hail
- tried to [remove, get rid of, beat out] the dents
- a few dents on the [fender, rear, bumper]
- was a dent in her [pride, hope, ambition]
- was a dent to his reputation
- put a dent into their [plans, ideas, hopes] (for)
- left a dent in our [savings, bank account]
- [won't, shouldn't] make much of a dent
- haven't even made a dent in this [work, backlog]
- didn't even make a dent in the [work]
- couldn't make a dent in the [food, burger]
- dented the [door, bumper, hood] of his car
- dented his [door]
- dented her [pride, ego]
- [fortunately, luckily] only his pride was dented
- his reputation was dented (by)
- dent your enthusiasm
- dent-removal [products, liquids, methods]
- [left, saw, examined] dent marks
'dented' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):