marker

Example Sentences

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The late 1990s dot-com boom provides an important marker.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Using a marker, he wrote two headings on a poster: “What We’re Here For” and “What We’re Not Here For.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

However, that changed once researchers added two key traits into their models: brain size and the ratio between arm length and leg length, which is commonly used as a marker of bipedal movement.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Levine said recent studies show that a lower sperm count is associated with higher morbidity — meaning a low sperm count can be a marker of poor health in general.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

In thin black marker, right on the sleeve, someone had drawn a picture.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff