How to Use inscribe in a Sentence

inscribe

verb
Definition of inscribenext
Synonyms for inscribenext
  • The book was inscribed with the author's signature.
  • They inscribed the monument with the soldiers' names.
  • The words are inscribed at the base of a statue that now stands in the US Capitol.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • To inscribe the shards, users dipped a reed or hollow stick in ink.
    — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2022
  • It was carved into the shape of a headstone and inscribed with his name and date of death.
    — David Goodhue Miami Herald (tns), al, 3 May 2023
  • Earlier this year, the group inscribed the Ukrainian city of Odessa on the list.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Graff then used a laser to inscribe each of the 66 resulting stones with the name of the diamond.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2022
  • The wax is inscribed with lines that mark time, burning an inch every hour.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Then inscribe a circle with a radius of 1 around the origin.
    — Quanta Magazine, 14 May 2020
  • Her name is inscribed on one horseshoe and on a brass saddle plate.
    — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The Thorns logo is displayed atop the ring in a bed of stones, and the team’s ‘play with joy’ motto is inscribed inside.
    — oregonlive, 1 May 2023
  • Many of the items might even be unique because they were inscribed to one of the author’s nearest and dearest.
    — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Coleman’s name is inscribed on a banner in his gym, as are the names of her two sisters.
    — Josh Kovner, courant.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • This has the odd effect of making the dialogue stand out even more, as if it were inscribed on the screen.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Anyone who has lost a loved one to covid-19 is encouraged to inscribe one of the flags with a name or a message.
    — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The Soldiers and Sailors of Cambridge, whose names are here inscribed, died in the service of their country, in the war for the maintenance of the Union.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Signs in the background, the lettering on the burger box — are all inscribed as if seen in a mirror.
    — Sharon Mizota, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The names of every person who died in those attacks are inscribed on the edge of the memorial pools.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2023
  • Kelly had angel wings with Joey’s birth and death date inscribed on her foot.
    — USA Today, 10 Apr. 2023
  • There is also a plate on the front inscribed with both company names.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The name of every person who died in these two attacks is inscribed on the edge of the two reflecting pools.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Guests who can finish the 48-ounce will have their name inscribed on a plaque at Durant's Porterhouse Club.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2023
  • Jones owns eleven copies of the novel, nine of them inscribed by the author to different members of the Bloomsbury group.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Not to build it for you, but to inscribe something different on each and every brick.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Izzy asked her mom to find an hourglass that could be used to keep time in board games, and to fill it with Noe’s ashes and inscribe a tiny plaque with his name.
    — Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 13 July 2022
  • The sword seized by Windsor police has a 34.5-inch blade, no blood groove and five names inscribed on it, according to Kochan.
    — Steven Goode, courant.com, 9 Nov. 2019
  • For a gift, the Woods found a Precious Moments angel ornament in the chapel shop inscribed with her name.
    — Edward M. Eveld, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • For Spinoza, the summit of the moral law is charity, loving-kindness, and this moral law is inscribed on our hearts.
    — James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • One of the first people to inscribe art on the blockchain was Kevin McCoy, a digital artist who started playing around with the idea in 2013.
    — Matthew Schneier, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The actor’s piece also has a special message inscribed on the folding clasp of the stainless steel bracelet.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2023

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