How to Use mark in a Sentence

mark

1 of 2 noun

• Much of the sheet music had burn marks along the edges.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
• The boy was shirtless and had a small brown mark in the middle of his back.
  — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
• Detroit didn’t lose steam after Williams subbed out the starters for the bench at the 3:50 mark.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024
• Most of the retailer's back-to-school deals hit the under $15 mark.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
• Zendaya, too, is no stranger to making her mark on the Met steps.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
• Watch video of Haley talking Swift (at the 5:00 minute mark) here.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2024
• Strain appears in the bodycam footage around the 14-second mark.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
• His face bore not the solemn trace of history but the mark of the national rot to come.
  — Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• Poor Shane West had to tell me exactly how to hit my marks.
  — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2023
• But in practice, says Estes, the sentence is likely to fall far short of that mark.
  — WIRED, 3 Nov. 2023
• Hikers will reach a plateau a little after the 2-mile mark.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
• Forward Tomas Tatar The winger hit the 20-goal mark last season for the seventh time in his career.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
• In the olden days, writers were taught to put the mark –30– at the bottom of a story to indicate the end.
  — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
• Serena Williams is set to make her mark in the beauty world.
  — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
• Low marks on texture, color, and taste mean Kroger came in dead last.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
• Use a fork to gently press alternating marks on the top of the cookie.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2023
• The Valley Cubs have yet to drop a set, compiling a 10-0 mark this season.
  — Dennis Victory, al, 28 Aug. 2023
• The outing left him with a 3.03 ERA — the rounded mark he’s carried after four straight starts.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2023
• The cables that had once secured the bear had been cut, and there were drag marks on the floor from where the thieves dragged the 500-pound piece of taxidermy across the balcony.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024
• The size 44 top features his famous number 12 and captain’s patch, as well as grass stains and field marks from the match.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2023
• McGarvey's appearance at the plate takes place at about the 1:51 mark.
  — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2023
• When the buck hit the 30-yard mark, Payton sent an arrow behind the buck’s shoulder and into his heart.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
• Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar's 2023 year-end charts.
  — CBS News, 8 Dec. 2023
• Setup: This is a mattress in a box that expanded fully by the 24-hour mark.
  — Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 11 July 2023
• The numbers continued rising and last year blew past the $1 million mark for the first time in nearly a decade, if not longer.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2024
• Drill a pilot hole into your center mark on the ceiling.
  — Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• An expert controller of chaos, and Alicia Keys’ proud husband of more than a decade, Swizz has made his mark both in and out of hip-hop.
  — Paul Thompson, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
• Mason slides in around the 35 second mark, rapping about being on a mission to go out with the money.
  — Cydney Lee, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2023
• The four-time All-Star set Toronto’s single-season mark with nine leadoff homers in 2022.
  — Ian Harrison, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
• The jackpot has jumped past the $700 million mark only four previous times, the lottery said.
  — Holly Yan, CNN, 21 July 2023

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mark

2 of 2 verb

• The dog marked the base of the tree by urinating.
• X marks the spot where the suspect was last seen.
• Be careful not to mark the floor with your shoes.
• We put some tape on the floor to mark where the tables should go.
• Use a bookmark to mark your place.
• I have marked the event on my calendar.
• Any little bit of dirt will mark that fabric.
• She marked an “X” on each box.
• It’s even marked on the glass walls of the luxe wine room and on a door in the kitchen.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2023
• This year marks the first time the event has been held in Germany.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
• That marks the fourth-largest week of the year for an album, by units earned.
  — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2023
• The promotion marked Wrexham’s return to the league for the first time in 15 years.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
• Or will the evanescence of your days be marked by the brief spasm of cherry blossoms in bloom?
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
• The Queen turned 76 on Monday, marking her first birthday since the start of King Charles' reign.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
• The North Pole's tilt towards the sun is greatest at the solstice, so this event marks the longest day of the year north of the equator.
  — The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
• This marks the the first time the franchise will host a Hall of Fame induction in the stadium, Kraft said.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• Her entry would mark the latest twist in the race for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's seat.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
• Most of them remained near the green line (which marked the borders between Israel, the West Bank and Gaza).
  — Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• May this Dussehra mark the start of a year filled with prosperity.
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 29 Aug. 2023
• Wednesday’s news marks the first sign of the disease in mosquitoes this year.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2023
• Without a doubt, he and his mother, Maria, are both buried there, but neither grave is marked.
  — Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
• Draw the string and mark the bow where either limb resists a progressive curve.
  — Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
• Heard is looking to In the Fire to mark her return to Hollywood and the big screen after her legal loss.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
• New Blue Sun also marks a peak in the decade-long crescendo of hipsterati new age revival.
  — Christopher R. Weingarten, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
• Last month, the song marked 37 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, breaking the record for the longest track to hold the spot.
  — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
• Many street spaces are marked for 15 to 30 minutes only, but don’t park in those spots and expect to rush in and out of Rosemarie’s.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
• That fight marked the first 12-round women’s championship bout with three-minute rounds.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• The four-part series deals with the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and marks the first in a creative partnership between Netflix and Yash Raj.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
• The deal marks the beginning of the Chad Ryland era and the end of a kicking competition in New England.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
• This calf marks the third elephant born in the zoo, joining its big sisters Nandi and Penzi.
  — Eshaan Sarup, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024