Sentence examples for a dent against from inspiring English sources

Harmon seemed reluctant to attack, still trying to figure out how to make a dent against the speedy Jones.

After falling behind by 1-0 in the first inning, Ridgewood failed to make a dent against Mike Miranda, the Freehold starter, until the fifth inning.

But in the later innings, when it became clear that the Yankees' patchwork offense would not make much of a dent against Red Sox pitching, and the storm front hovered overhead, the stands emptied, leaving behind a swirl of trash on the field.

The big question now is whether Palo Alto-based Flipboard, equipped with all this local customization, will be able to succeed in a market where other U.S. Internet players like Twitter, Facebook, and Google have not managed to make a dent against very strong domestic rivals.

Although few industry observers expect Al Jazeera America to make a dent against the incumbent networks any time soon, especially with only half the reach, Al Shihabi has his eyes on the prize.

Cowell stopped judging in the UK to focus on building X Factor USA, which is aired on Rupert Murdoch's Fox, however the show has struggled to make a major dent against rival American Idol.

But it is their failure to make a dent in their opponents' goals-against column that is the truly damning indictment of a signing policy that left Neil Lennon short on the quality required to emerge from a tough Champions League group.

Real talk: would enough voters discriminate against him to make a dent?

England's 2-0 Test defeat against Pakistan last month barely made a dent in his reputation.

Silverman had been at ABC, and Good Times, which Silverman scheduled against Happy Days, had put a dent in ratings.

Wales battered themselves against the French and hardly made a dent.