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
"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
As the child shuttles between two wildly different parents, the soft and poignantly detailed art marks time in passing seasons and the child’s chaotic dreams.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2018
This part of the play marks time, and yet is by way of preparation for the entrance of the main character or characters.
From How to See a Play by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
