marking

Example Sentences

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As play is recycled, Anderson drops deeper rather than staying on the player he was initially marking.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

After a virtual meeting on Sunday, the group said it would hike production by about 188,000 barrels a day in August, marking fifth consecutive monthly increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

The agency also announced recently that it is marking the country’s 250th birthday with commemorative Social Security cards for children born between July 2 and Dec. 31 this year.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

A recent Prospect article marking what would have been her 100th birthday, which was June 1, describes Monroe as “an autodidact who made it.”

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2026

The heavy dookie-brown doors slammed shut behind me like a period marking the end to that dream.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson