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Common collocations with dent in American Collocation

dent verb transitive

US /dent/

badly

badly
seriously
severely

Turning your new house into a proper home could leave your finances seriously dented.

a little

slightly

The recent fiasco has slightly dented their reputation for Teutonic reliability.

not very much

barely
hardly

The day’s mishaps barely dented the band’s morale.

feelings

confidence
ego
morale
pride

Previous employment experiences have dented her confidence.

I came out of it with a few bruises and a dented ego.

hopes

hopes

Their hopes were dented when Munster snatched a last minute equaliser to force a 1–1 draw.

reputation

reputation

Reports of unreliability severely dented the minister’s reputation.