make a dent

Examples (10)

• The falling branch made a huge dent in the car's roof.
• The latest health scare has made a significant dent in the company's sales.
• Be careful not to make a dent in the new refrigerator's door.
• We've been working for hours, but we've barely made a dent in this pile of paperwork.
• Her small monthly payments hardly made a dent in her massive credit card debt.
• The team hopes their new strategy will finally make a dent in the opponent's strong defense.
• Even an army of volunteers could only make a small dent in the hurricane's aftermath.
• I dropped my phone, but luckily it didn't make a dent in the screen.
• The charity's efforts are beginning to make a real dent in local homelessness.
• Despite the setback, the failure didn't make a dent in his overall enthusiasm for the project.