How to Use marking in a Sentence

marking

noun
  • The markings were present on both sides of the bill, Prencipe said.
    Julia Sclafani, sacbee, 9 July 2018
  • The bullets had the same markings as the ones found at the scene of the shooting.
    Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2020
  • The cat on the website had markings on the nose and ears as Christopher.
    Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2018
  • Fresh tool markings marred the bolts connecting the strut to the frame.
    Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 May 2017
  • Yet the prefab house is built for five and has many of the markings of a clever tiny home.
    Liz Stinson, Curbed, 26 June 2018
  • The lane is still defined by the markings, signs and signals on the road.
    Andrew Theen | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2019
  • The local readers want to send all their hearts to the marking.
    Hazlitt, 14 June 2023
  • It will be known as the Red Hawk and carry the same red-tail markings.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
  • Note the drone and cruise missile kill markings on the turret.
    Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Cops say the markings and lot numbers on those Walmart bags matched the bags over the head.
    David J. Neal, miamiherald, 25 Feb. 2018
  • These markings fade over a few months as the calf matures.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2024
  • The mystery of the messages in Lee Vining Think of the markings on the trees as postcards from the past.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The opening was a good deal louder than the score’s mere forte marking.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Stay in your lane: Use the road’s lane markings as a guide to staying in the correct lane.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Stay in your lane: Use the road's lane markings as a guide to staying in the correct lane.
    Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Stay in your lane: Use the road's lane markings as a guide to staying in the correct lane.
    Kansas City Star, 7 July 2025
  • And the markings of it are all over the roster that took out the Patriots 11 days ago.
    Albert Breer, SI.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • It’s got roundabouts, yield signs and road markings — but not a car in sight.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
  • It’s often packed with tourists who wind along its paths to read the markings on the gravestones.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The underside of the body is white to light gray with gray or black markings, and the legs are brown with faint white bands.
    Sarah Stolz, Cincinnati.com, 21 Oct. 2017
  • The barrel of the Boga Grip is etched with weight markings that slide down depending on the weight of the fish.
    Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 10 Apr. 2023
  • But simple set-piece marking shouldn't be on the to-do list of things to fix at this juncture.
    Avi Creditor, SI.com, 5 June 2017
  • Take 3-year-old Carl, a thin, tan dog with black and white markings on his face and a shy demeanor.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Stay in your lane: Use the road’s lane markings as a guide to remaining in the correct lane.
    Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Stay in your lane: Use the road's lane markings as a guide to remaining in the correct lane.
    Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
  • If not for a stroke of luck to do with markings on cell doors, he, too, would probably have been killed.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Some cultivars have yellow markings on the throat.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
  • Eight muscular feet tall, it is carved from cork and then selectively painted—a distant echo of tribal markings.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • The stairs and walls were bare cement, with the white markings from construction still on them.
    Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Several buildings in the historic district have markings to show just how high the water got.
    Dennis Valera, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026

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