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Discover LudwigThe phrase "make a dent in" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to mean a small reduction in the total amount of something. For example, "We have managed to make a dent in our debt, but there is still a long way to go to pay it off completely."
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have been able to make a dent in the situation.
Extreme conditions only make a dent in a diversified system".
It's not going to make a dent in educational opportunity".
I'm never going to make a dent in all this".
It doesn't make a dent in the amount of debt.
The founders that make a dent in the universe are dissidents.
But Amazon failed to make a dent in the market and did not impress students.
Still, it was not nearly strong enough to make a dent in unemployment.
It still did not make a dent in the weekend's chaos, however.
More personally, she also has a passion to make a dent in cancer.
Mr. Fanning and Mr. Parker are hoping to make a dent in a fairly crowded market.
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