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Meanings of make a dent in English

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Usage of make a dent in English
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In 2015, a few tech companies did more than make a dent.
Wired
2
To try to make a dent somehow in the career of opera.
Ebony
3
But Peeta's knife and Johanna's ax can't make a dent in it.
Catching Fire
4
I doubt if we can make a dent in the ones I mentioned.
The maverick
5
A month at Betty Ford wouldn't make a dent in this man's problems.
Hot six
6
He spent another ten minutes trying to make a dent in her certainty.
The red door
7
Put two Army divisions on that border and it wouldn't make a dent.
Man in the Middle
8
Can anything make a dent in his popularity with party members?
The Guardian
9
My chewed-up leaves and ointment won't make a dent in it.
The Hunger Games
10
Most of it wouldn't even make a dent in our armor.
The Butcher of Anderson Station
11
It's their key moment of opportunity to make a dent in the smartphone market.
Wired
12
Professor Lester said he hoped it would make a dent in the wasp population.
Radio NZ
13
Colombian businesses are worried that this time Chavez could make a dent in commerce.
Reuters
14
This, despite government's inability to overcome economic hurdles and make a dent in unemployment.
The South African
15
The way to make a dent in digital castoffs is to get stuck in.
The Guardian
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Tonight, as he came home, Lancaster decided to make a dent in the latter.
Security
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