And by dint of her presence, raising everyone’s game.—Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024 Both by dint of its large population and its relative poverty, India, the world’s most populous country, could play a role similar to the one China has played over the last 20 years.—Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2023
Verb
But as similar fights play out in battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, and Michigan, repeated complaints about fraud could dint public faith in the electoral process.—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 July 2024 Then he was moved to the second unit, which seemed to dint his confidence.—Patrick Murray, Forbes, 23 May 2021 See all Example Sentences for dint
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English dynt; akin to Old Norse dyntr noise
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
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