How to Use marker in a Sentence

marker

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  • A person's accent can be a marker of social class.
  • Starting on the right side of the bar, etch the top of a tooth with a magic marker.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
  • The sun shot right down the hallway, hitting the monolith and the stone marker.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2023
  • This dance between the said and the unsaid, the metaphors of secrets is a marker of their work.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The site was on U.S. 31 near mile marker 39, about two miles north of Atmore.
    — Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Hikers will see some trail markers that guide them along the path.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
  • Pull over at the bevy of rock-and-brass roadside historic markers.
    — Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • In the dark, the markers and hands turn blue in the dark, thanks to a white luminescent coating.
    — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2023
  • But this week is a marker that the heat season is upon us.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
  • The ins and outs might feel like goals, but Walker says to use this list as a marker to bring more joy to your world this year.
    — Bianca Lambert, Essence, 6 Jan. 2023
  • This little marker can be found stitched into the seam of the right back pocket.
    — Hannah Holland, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
  • Add guests' names to turn these stars into place markers for each plate.
    — Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2024
  • During this process, Lin drew each hair stroke-by-stroke with a dark brow marker.
    — Daisy Maldonado, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2022
  • First down markers are 20 yards apart, rather than 10 yards in boys football.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Maybe the most famous marker in sports history was the 4-minute mile.
    — Mark Osborne, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2023
  • There are also cute cat stitch markers from Joann for any cat lovers out there.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Costumed artists take the stage armed with markers and face off on a 6-foot-high, 12-foot-long canvas.
    — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The chemicals in the paint and markers can get into the water and soil and poison wildlife.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Utilizing her pace to shed her marker, Smith fired a left-footed strike from left to right and in at the far post.
    — oregonlive, 3 June 2023
  • That was before Watson laid down his blink-and-you’ll-miss-it marker for the rest of the competition – and the world – to chase.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
  • When preparing to carve your pumpkin, trace or draw the design on the gourd with a dry-erase marker.
    — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
  • En route to the main area, visitors stopped to leave their marks on a graffiti wall with neon glow-in-the-dark markers.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The disturbing scenes serve as a marker on a path to recovery.
    — Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
  • Around her, mourners cried and embraced and prayed and signed their names on crosses in black marker and tried to make sense of it all.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • One of its most visible markers is the World Peace Rose Garden.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
  • This requires players to toss a marker so that the planes or ship know where to cause mass destruction.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Map of the United States with markers in the place where shootings on high school football fields have occurred since Aug. 1.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The steel model gets the three-color treatment by including gold for the hour markers and hands.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The blooms became the markers of an elegant, upscale home from the 1830s onward.
    — The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
  • With many moments in the limelight, the acidic hue has become a marker of high fashion and timeless style.
    — Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 16 May 2023

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