How to Use divot in a Sentence

divot

noun
  • If your mop doesn't have divots, don't fret.
    — Rabekah Henderson, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
  • To make matters worse, the ball came to rest in a divot.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Place one seed per divot in the tray by hand or with a seeder.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The bullet made a small rip in my jeans and cut a divot out of my leg.
    — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2019
  • Make little divots in the greens, which will be like nests for your eggs.
    — Emma Wartzman, Bon Appetit, 4 May 2018
  • In the divot, crack 2 large eggs and lightly beat them with the fork.
    — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 June 2026
  • The grounds crew must love it, many fewer divots and pesky ball marks to fix on the greens.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • There was a divot left by the blast, and just a few feet away there is still some blood on the ground.
    — CBS News, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The living-room floor had a divot that matched the head of a hammer.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Rust has created pits or divots in the pieces.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
  • If the stem is missing, or there are deep divots in the skin, the squash may be well past ripe.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Fill low areas or divots in your lawn and plant grass seed in the potting mix.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Also all the extra ridges and divots just meant more places for gunk to get stuck in.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Round with a divot in the center, donut beds are great for dogs who like the snuggle.
    — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Keep in Mind This weeder can leave holes or divots in your grass.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Hedstrom lost control of his bike after the front tire hit a divot in the road.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2020
  • Golfers mistake you for a divot and keep stomping you into the turf.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Press your thumb into each ball to create a divot in the center.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Her tee shot, striped down the middle of the fairway, landed in a divot.
    — Tyson Alger For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Then the pork is chopped on a cutting board that has a giant divot from years of chopping.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 9 Aug. 2017
  • The Canyon crawls over moon-like divots and craters like a little monkey.
    — Josh Max, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • If there are any divots or shallow parts, use the trowel and fill those gaps with concrete.
    — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Decrease heat to medium-low and use spoon to make little divots in the sauce, one per egg.
    — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The guy at the bar had said that the top of the trail was marked by a divot where the rock is worn like a V.
    — Amy Ragsdale, Outside Online, 18 June 2019
  • Use a spoon to create 5 divots in filling and crack an egg into each.
    — Ignacio Mattos, Bon Appetit, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The pavement is pocked with softball-sized divots that could trip up a walker or a stroller wheel.
    — Sammy Caiola, sacbee.com, 12 June 2017
  • Place the balls of dough on the pan, create a divot in the center, then spoon in some compote.
    — Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • And the walls on either side of me looked like golf balls, all these divots carved by the wave action and melting.
    — Jill Heinerth, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • One inch by one inch, the perfectly square blocks of ice slip out of the rubbery divots with a push of the thumb.
    — Adam Rapoport, Bon Appetit, 24 May 2017
  • Push the corners of the towel into the mop head's divots, then use as normal.
    — Rabekah Henderson, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026

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