marks time
Example Sentences
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Bo marks time with her twice-weekly visit to the rooftop markets, where merchants sell food they’ve grown or had brought in by boat.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025
He now marks time in relation to that date.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024
"The monarchy and its rituals and its dramas and events, and the way it marks time, provide us with a collective experience," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2023
Indeed, this is a city that marks time by its signature event.
From Washington Times • Apr. 8, 2020
After all, it is experience which marks time, and in this day Winifred Anstice had tasted more of life than in many a year before.
From Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes by Goodwin, Maud Wilder
