space mark

noun

: the symbol #

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Scott Fisher of Gift of Wings, which puts together the outdoor movie series for Greendale and Veterans Park in Milwaukee, said the screenings will be in space marked for special distancing, urging family groups to stay together. Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2020 Haight-Ashbury advocates for the homeless community are pushing the city to turn the stadium lot into a legal tent site that could fit as many as 100 tents in spaces marked to ensure social distancing. Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com, 19 Apr. 2020 The space marks the first time Chanel ready-to-wear has been available at the luxury store—and, judging by the amount of credit cards being swiped, probably not the last. Steff Yotka, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2019 The recent shift by so many leaders in the luxury fashion space marks a meaningful and powerful animal rights commitment from luxury brands. Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE.com, 15 Mar. 2018 Like the first writers who argued for the preservation of Independence Hall two hundred years ago, the Onion writers pushed back against the notion that old buildings and open space mark sites ripe for new development. Whitney Martinko, Smithsonian, 12 Dec. 2017 Members of the crowd spilled from the speaking area, a relatively small space marked by rows of chairs facing the back of the store, into the chairs and tables usually reserved for customers who are eating or drinking or reading. Lisa Snowden-mccray, baltimoresun.com, 16 Oct. 2017 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of space mark was circa 1890

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“Space mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20mark. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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