How to Use march in a Sentence

march

1 of 2 noun
  • In subsequent years, the group grew, and the modest march became the Pride Parade, which now brings in about a quarter of a million people each year.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Writers, directors and producers will address the long march from debut to sophomore effort, spanning development, casting, finance, sales and distribution.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Dawicki hopes the test will reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics, and slow the current march toward antibiotic resistance that has already rendered several antibiotics ineffective.
    Alice Park, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Those who’ve seen the Peter Jackson films will recognize the Battle of Pelennor Fields and Frodo and Sam’s long march to Mount Doom on offer here.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the original, Rhaenyra’s troops assemble at Tumbleton to stop the oncoming march of Lord Ormund and his 20,000 troops, and Daeron and his dragon Tessarion.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

march

2 of 2 verb
  • When the mouths of wolves fall open, a script of corpses march.
    Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • See lines of ants marching across your floor?
    Charlotte Maracina, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, on marched the field goal team.
    Sam McDowell 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
  • How they were forcibly marched 400 miles south.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • The Foot Guards then march past the king.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • Dad turned on his heels and marched us all back to the minivan.
    Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • Where are the clergy who once locked arms and marched for progress?
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
  • Soon, a few hundred will march through the streets to the match.
    Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The Cougars got the ball to start and marched down the field and scored.
    Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
  • One of the pictures shows the men marching through a field.
    CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The two women marched as their children ran around them.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Nations march not as armies but as athletes.
    Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Large groups of them will march in formation.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • Thousands march across the bridge to light candles and pray.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Pahlavi urged them on and hundreds of thousands marched.
    Scott Pelley, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • As the students marched, cars on the street honked to show support.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • He’s been marching a lot lately.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • After that, all that’s left to do is march the pan to the table and dig in.
    Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
  • In both instances, stocks shrugged off any worries and marched to all-time highs.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Femi marched into the ring as Lesnar stared on in shock.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Sauron’s armies have marched across the whole of the world, conquering all in their path.
    ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
  • Anna is a free spirit who marches to the beat of her own drum.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Lloyd Kaufman has always marched to the beat of his own drum.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026
  • That will comfort no one as the Dodgers march forward.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Celtic have marched halfway back to another nine in a row.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • At that moment, my mother comes marching out of the doors.
    Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • And so, the planets appear to march across the sky in a series of loops.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • The students could be marching in the street holding signs and flags.
    Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Six planets will soon march across Idaho’s night sky.
    Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The dusty Ohtani trudged to the dugout as if marching through a nightmare.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024

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