dint
IPA: dˈɪnt
noun
- (obsolete) A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
- Force, power; especially in by dint of.
- The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.
verb
- To dent.
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Examples of "dint" in Sentences
- He scarce scrupled a penny after I gave him leave to try a sword dint upon it.
- By dint of stubborn steadfast perseverance upon the endless mountainside of art I reached at last a lofty level.
- In reality, by dint of their sheer numbers, Latinos are reshaping the American Catholic Church, with every indication that their impact will only increase in years to come.
- Such was his strength that none against whom he laid lance in rest could keep the saddle, and no shield was proof against his sword dint; but for his courtesy even more than for his courage and strength,
- Such was his strength that none against whom he had lain lance in rest could keep the saddle, and no shield was proof against his sword dint; but for his courtesy even more than for his courage and strength, Sir
- "Every true-born son or daughter of San Guido," she explained, "bears in the palm of the hand a little pit or dint, which is the survival in his descendants of the scar made by the thorn in the hand of San Guido himself.
- More than three decades later, through dint of hard work and shrewd judgment, Mr. Blankfein is at the helm of Goldman Sachs, the most powerful bank on what's left of Wall Street—a position that has made him a wealthy man.
- Such was his strength that none against whom he laid lance in rest could keep the saddle, and no shield was proof against his sword dint; but for his courtesy even more than for his courage and strength, Sir Launcelot was famed far and near.
- On the other hand, it would be gratifying to assume the disappearance indicates that those responsible for the current series have decided to acknowledge that though much separated the upper and lower classes in English society during the period covered, the classes by dint of living under the same roof were inevitably intertwined.
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