How to Use notch in a Sentence
- The town is on the other side of the notch.
- The tool has a notch for prying out nails.
- Cut small notches at the corners of the fabric.
- They turned the volume up several notches.
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Ready to step up the trend a notch?
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
12 June 2026
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Want to take this dessert up a notch?
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Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Glazed donut nails but turned up a notch.
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Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Things haven’t been cranked up a notch.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Take it up a notch and flavor it.
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Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Should have just taken it down a notch.
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Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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And now comes the next ratchet notch.
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Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Also, the health care has been top notch.
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Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
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Later, things stepped up a notch.
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Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Brad was always such a top notch, class act to us.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
7 Feb. 2026
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This slow cooker recipe will take any white fish up a notch.
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Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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Malarkey took it up a notch by adding a chrome finish on top.
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Rebecca Norris,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
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The corn was top notch and the beans were amazing with the big chunks of onion!
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Hall of Famer now has his own line of top notch rum.
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Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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This will take even the simplest bouquets up a notch.
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Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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Turn your summer nails up a notch with this rainbow chrome set.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
1 June 2026
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This strength training vest helps take your workouts up a notch.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Their own rivalry turned up a notch.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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There’s even an extra hot option for those who want to take it up a notch.
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Molly Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Nov. 2022
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Or, take your pie up a notch by making a flaky homemade pie crust from scratch.
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Southern Living Editors,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2023
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Chef Sandoval takes the guac game up a notch by adding spicy crab to the mix.
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Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
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Doja Cat is taking it down a notch.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The cross-state rivals and their fans always step it up a notch when these teams meet.
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Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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This guest took her tonal look up a notch with a pop of faux fur and playful pink accents.
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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The cherry on top to take the effortless chic styling up a notch?
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Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Try to do something different to kick things up a notch.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
- Notch the ends so that they fit together.
- He notched his fifth victory this year.
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Brown notched two of the team’s six sacks on the day.
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Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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Six others notched at least a point.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Wicks notched his first save of the season.
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CBS News,
28 June 2026
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The two stocks notched gains in the first quarter.
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Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Tkachuk notched three assists on his team’s first three goals.
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Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Both are near the worst of the term, notched the day prior.
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Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Fontaine had six kills from her setter spot and notched four aces.
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Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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And the Packers notched four sacks.
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Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Falcons notched three sacks and caused three turnovers.
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Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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In the process, he's been able to notch a few notable early wins.
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ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The stock has fallen more than 43% from its high notched a year ago.
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Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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The back of the house opens to a flat, grassy yard notched into the hillside.
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Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2023
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Banchero notched four of his five first-half assists in the opening frame.
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Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Gordon notched wins in back-to-back starts for the first time in his career.
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Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
21 Aug. 2025
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Since then, he's notched a 24-9 record with the program.
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Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The three major indexes were still able to notch gains last week.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Vodnik notched his seventh save.
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Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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Sinner notched six aces against the fourth-seeded Zverev.
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Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Sinner notched six aces against the fourth-seeded Zverev.
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ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Niko Tsakiris notched his career-high fifth assist.
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ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Niko Tsakiris notched his career-high fifth assist.
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Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Fuller has already notched his first legislative win.
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Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
1 May 2026
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His passing yards and touchdowns notched career highs.
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Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Collins Driscoll and Olivia Hughes notched eight points each.
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Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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Pius Suter and Colton Parayko each notched a goal and an assist.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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The stock notched its worst day since August 2024.
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Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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The yellow metal rose 5% this month and notched its best month since April.
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John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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The six darker orbs are notched, with curved forms inside each slot; the two lighter ones are unnotched.
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Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
10 Nov. 2023
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