marked off
Example Sentences
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We were confined to a small clearing, marked off by red and white tape.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025
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
The two suspicious person incidents were marked off as “gone on arrival.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 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
Even farther below, the streetlights marked off sullen pathways that squared back into themselves.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
