How to Use inscribe in a Sentence

inscribe

verb
  • The book was inscribed with the author's signature.
  • They inscribed the monument with the soldiers' names.
  • To inscribe the shards, users dipped a reed or hollow stick in ink.
    — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2022
  • But their mode of help, of course, re-inscribed the norms that hurt so many in the first place.
    — Alexandra Molotkow, The New Republic, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Clicks and likes are not what will be inscribed on our gravestone when our time is done.
    — Larry Dvoskin, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Her name is inscribed on one horseshoe and on a brass saddle plate.
    — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The wax is inscribed with lines that mark time, burning an inch every hour.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Donors who give enough are allowed to name a drone or inscribe one with a message.
    — Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The stones were inscribed with an ongoing saga of the colonists’ demise.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2024
  • 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
  • The winning team has its name inscribed on a metal plaque added to the Cup.
    — Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
  • The names of those who died are inscribed around the borders of the two memorials.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2018
  • Each one is fitted with a metal plate inscribed with a unique number.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The jacket was even inscribed with Blake's name on the inside.
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 9 Dec. 2017
  • He’s done with inscribing for the day and quickly escapes the blast suit.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
  • Manute is inscribed on the inside of Bol’s right forearm, in black script.
    — Luke Winn, SI.com, 11 July 2017
  • 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
  • The bands were inscribed with the couples’ initials and their wedding date.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Roberts makes wooden signs and inscribed walking sticks that are for sale at Knapp’s shop.
    — John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Epitaphs to the dogs are inscribed in bronze, and before each home game, flowers are placed on their graves.
    — Cheryl Wray, AL.com, 8 Jan. 2018
  • The soldier would be replaced by an obelisk inscribed to the memory of the dead in all wars.
    — The Washington Post, AL.com, 20 July 2017
  • Some migrants, if the seas become rough, inscribe their names on their T-shirts or on the boat’s hull.
    — Matthew Wolfe, Harper's magazine, 10 Feb. 2019
  • The stone was inscribed with the name of a woman buried at nine feet; her husband was coming in at seven.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • 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
  • Eupolus and the six others were the first Zanes, with their names inscribed for all to see.
    — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
  • Julius’s name was inscribed on the cemetery’s Wall of the Missing.
    — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 20 June 2018
  • 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
  • The columns are inscribed with the names of more than 4,000 victims.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The one that is inscribed simultaneously in the skin of the quinces and in the face of the painter.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
  • 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

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