Sentence examples for etch in from inspiring English sources

The initial etching step was followed by a 1 min 1% HF etch in order to remove the native oxide and passivate the Si surface.

"Wrinkles etch in around expressions that we've used very often," Dr. Etcoff said, as "ghosts or shadows of expressions past".

In many cases, especially when making line plates, etchers powder to protect the upper printing areas from attack while continuing to etch in depth.

Penetration of the tissue by the etchant, and hence the resulting depth of etch in the metal surface, was controlled by the degree of swelling of the gelatin.

"Let's take one of the hills, slice it, and put a really thick piece of plexiglass on the end, and etch in the names of every single worker who built that mound," she said.

Although Manhattan's various neighborhood boundaries are impossible to etch in stone, even the most flexible observer might raise an eyebrow at Avalon Morningside's telephone greeting, which describes "a luxury apartment community located in Manhattan's Upper West Side".

Is it etched in stone?

"It's etched in stone," he said.

Nothing is ever etched in stone.

"It's not etched in stone".

"Our starters are not etched in stone".