marked off

Example Sentences

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The fights mostly carried on without much reaction, except for some light grumbling as the guys marked off the matches where they’d put money on the wrong fighter.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024

This time around, she says, she can enjoy the experience more because she knows what's to come as the days to Liverpool are marked off on her calendar.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2023

But for the past three weeks, it has sat empty, marked off by police tape and guarded day and night by a police officer.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2022

Persons on the video were surprised to see the president, dressed in all white, as he departed from the choice parking spot with an adjoining space marked off by an orange cone.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2022

Even farther below, the streetlights marked off sullen pathways that squared back into themselves.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers