How to Use grooved in a Sentence

grooved

adjective
  • This polymer was rolled into a thin sheet, which was then laser-etched with a grooved pattern.
    — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The only setup required is to place your phone into the grooved slots and click the lock.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2023
  • The grooved sole also feels super flexible and rolls with your feet through each step.
    — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The thick grooved pattern is also ideal for scraping mud and gunk from rain boots and shoes.
    — Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2023
  • Once all the grooved pieces had been cut, the practitioner would then remove them all at once.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Juice could reveal what kind of activity has caused some of them to look dark and cratered or paler and grooved.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Apr. 2023
  • This includes grooved wall and ceiling paneling in a bold color.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The grooved outsole also managed to have a good grip on the ground to make the journey smoother as well in our testing.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The new environment and the new people around me jogged me out of my routines and grooved ways of being.
    — Marcy Porus-Gottlieb, Contributor, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Its design is slightly more understated, with a plain rubber case and a grooved back.
    — Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The bowl-like base is made of a proprietary grooved, low-friction material.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2013
  • The grooved side of the wire rack can hold cans of energy drinks, beer, soda, and seltzer; flip it over to the flat side to store bottles of wine.
    — Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The bigger the obstacles and the more grooved-in the personal flaws, the better the story.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Its venom, delivered through grooved teeth, serves both as a defense mechanism and as a means to subdue prey.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Employee food and drinks stored above customer food, cutting boards heavily grooved and dirty, and wet cloths left on prep surfaces.
    — Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
  • In addition to being on sale for half off, the low-top sneakers stand out for their anthracite color, grooved sole, and soft leather finish.
    — Rachel Simon, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
  • This board comes in a range of sizes and in both flat and grooved varieties, so there are plenty of options no matter your kitchen space concerns and cooking needs.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 17 Sep. 2024
  • But the public today, weaned on more than 10 years of hulking heroes, outright expects jumbo-size delts and grooved pecs.
    — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Wild parsnip stems are erect, branched, hollow, slightly grooved, and have umbels of petaled yellow flowers that bloom from June through late August.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 30 May 2024
  • That was an extremely risky choice compared to most of the other drivers who opted for grooved, wet-weather tires to handle the conditions better.
    — Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Those of us who appreciate the tactile, almost ritualistic experience of removing a paper sleeve from a card skin before sliding out a grooved slab of vinyl.
    — New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026

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