marker

Example Sentences

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Blood samples were also analyzed for high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, a widely used marker of inflammation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Lobbing a few commands at the computer, Grace finds Mary to be no more useful than Siri and soon resorts to doing his own math with a dry-erase marker.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The initial goal is to create a diagnostic test to measure olfactory loss—a marker of Covid-19 and other conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

William Saliba, man-marked by Andrey Santos, used his marker almost as a shield to push into goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, stunting the Chelsea keeper's ability to claim crosses.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

A better marker of the new culture of discovery is the publication in 1581 of Robert Norman’s The Newe Attractive.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton