Glenarvan's first care, consequently, was to make notches by which to ascertain the progress of the inundation.

Their language is unwritten; in the past the Derung have transmitted messages and have made records by making notches on wooden logs.

He made notches on a stick when he ran out of fingers.

I've had to make new notches in my belt.

She remembered a time long before when Creb showed her how to make notches on a stick.

There were people here, and they did come down off their platforms sometimes, so they had made notches in the stone.

Originally it meant: keeping count of something by making notches in a tally stick.

Roxanne Musngi was also a promising student that made creative notches in the college.

I made notches on a chopstick to gauge just how big it was, then went home and laid the chopstick against a ruler.

I made notches on a tree near our secret place, so that I could keep track of the days.