How to Use marker in a Sentence

marker

noun
  • 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
  • Hardy passed around a black marker and white poster boards.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 27 May 2022
  • Get up, get a marker, get a sign and go out there and make your voice heard.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2022
  • 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
  • Outline the jar's base on the top of the pumpkin using a marker.
    — Penelope O'Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • The pitch hit the turf before Coleman scooped it up and ran past the first-down marker.
    — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Hikers will see some trail markers that guide them along the path.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
  • There, Kevon Lambert rose above his marker to head home a goal to make it 2-1.
    — Partner Content, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2022
  • Pull over at the bevy of rock-and-brass roadside historic markers.
    — Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • On your way there, pause at the historic marker just a few steps away from the bakery.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Van de Beek needs to come back in pre-season and lay down a marker in front of Ten Hag.
    — Liam Canning, Forbes, 27 May 2022
  • 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
  • The legacy Beijing lays down in Colombo will be a marker for the years to come.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
  • 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
  • Close to the channel marker, though, a gust of wind snapped them to attention.
    — Joanna Daemmrich, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Add guests' names to turn these stars into place markers for each plate.
    — Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Returning to the stage was a marker of hope for Franti.
    — Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 11 July 2022
  • 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
  • The diminished status of the modern starter has put the traditional markers of excellence out of reach.
    — Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The structure is believed to have been a guard tower, a grave marker or even possibly an ancient monument.
    — Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025

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