1. The stone made a dent in the roof of my car.

2. The lawyer's fees will make a dent in our finances.

3. The stone made a dent in the roof of the car.

4. But that only made a dent in what had to be done.

5. They barely made a dent in the vast area they were supposed to cover.

6. Now Sakata, with its new car, Glory, had at least made a dent in the numbers of unemployed.

7. The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.

8. I'll try to help you make a dent in some of that work.

9. The cost of climate protection would barely make a dent in that growth.

10. But to make a dent in the cleaning, you'd need to dedicate a whole month's worth of weekends.

11. To make a dent in the slaughter of the sharks, however, there are going to have to be a lot of people willing to spoil this particular sport.

12. Now we're just trying to make a dent in a war that's actually gone on a lot longer and claimed a lot more lives.

13. We worked all day and still didn't make a dent in this paperwork.

14. So far, none have managed to make a dent in the search market.

15. She thought it dry, and it was, but she could not make a dent in the downpour itself.

16. Analysts expect the pace of jobs growth to improve, but remain too slow to make a dent in unemployment levels.

17. But side effects are a problem, and it's unclear whether the findings will make a dent in an addiction that affects millions of Americans.

18. Corruption and bureaucracy was far too entrenched in the economy for legislation to make a dent in the economic crisis.

19. The muted moves came ahead of U.S. data on nonfarm payrolls for November. Analysts expect the pace of jobs growth to improve,[ ] but remain too slow to make a dent in unemployment levels.

20. A third candidate, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, hopes to make a dent in a few Southern states.

21. Exclusive content deals may just be what Microsoft needs to reach a combined 30%, which some experts see as the minimum to make a dent in Google's business.

22. And instead of screaming abuse, there's the passion to make a dent in the universe.

23. "A lot of the smaller companies are coming up to commercialize and, if you want to make a dent in the energy space, you have a huge amount of capital needs, " Molnar said in an interview.

24. Second, no conceivable revaluation of the renminbi is likely make a dent in China's exporting prowess.

25. The economy needs to grow by at least 7% per year to make a dent in high unemployment and poverty levels.

26. As for B vitamins, research shows that yes, these do cut homocysteine levels ...but no, that doesn't make a dent in heart danger.

27. It is in these sleepless hours, propelled by my inner drive to make a dent in world, where I find the solace to connect with the deepest parts my own soul.