The phrase "a dent of" is not commonly used in written English and may not be correct in most contexts.
It could potentially be used in a metaphorical sense to describe a small impact or effect of something.
Example: "The new policy made a dent of improvement in employee morale, but more changes are needed."
Alternatives: "a mark of" or "an impact of".
Though it looks as if an annual literacy fund-raiser sponsored by Barbara Bush will go forward in April without Enron's customary gift of $80,000, the company's collapse left a dent of about $10 million in the 2002 budgets of local nonprofit institutions.
The new rules insist fuel efficiency claims must be much more closely related to on the road performance and this will make a dent of around 30% in the current fuel economy claims of European carmakers.
Today, the company announced two acquisitions that collectively put a dent of at least $1 billion in its coffers, but also position it to move aggressively into over-the-air service delivery to wireless devices like smartphones, tablets, cars and the connected home.
That is always better". However, Rosberg admitted that he had suffered "a bit of a dent of confidence" following a dramatic tyre failure at 190mph during the second practice session - ahead of qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday, live across the BBC.
None of this bad news has made much of a dent on Ms. Stewart's own compensation.
"It's going to take a dent out of two gangs".
if a host falls for it, and you pick the wrong colour flower, stress that that took a dent out of your wallet, and try again.
This will help increase your name recognition and spread your message to more voters, without taking a dent out of your advertising budget.[16].[16]
I did this, accidentally, of course, and I could not find a dent, scratch of ding.
"I don't know what is going to happen in May, whether it will be a large dent of a huge explosion".
I'd push the skin and it would leave a dent because of the clotting underneath".
