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

There’s no mound in this version of the game, just a rectangle marked off with chalk 50, not 60, feet from home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2022

Halfway down was another overlook, a thin extra lane marked off less as an opportunity to gaze at the scenery, I thought, than to allow drivers a chance to stop and gather their wits.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech