How to Use marking in a Sentence
marking
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Plus, the wood grain helps mask any markings.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
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My only gripe is the lane markings.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
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The markings were present on both sides of the bill, Prencipe said.
—Julia Sclafani, sacbee, 9 July 2018
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The others were tasked with man-marking.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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At the end of the day, there was no marking on my skin, either.
—Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
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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
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The local readers want to send all their hearts to the marking.
—Hazlitt, 14 June 2023
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Note the drone and cruise missile kill markings on the turret.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2023
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There was no such marking on any of her maps, and no sign of water nearby.
—CNN, 5 Jan. 2023
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Fresh tool markings marred the bolts connecting the strut to the frame.
—Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 May 2017
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The lane is still defined by the markings, signs and signals on the road.
—Andrew Theen | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2019
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The opening was a good deal louder than the score’s mere forte marking.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
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Such markings are well-earned by Aronson.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Cooper is the smaller dog with tan face markings.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
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The bullets had the same markings as the ones found at the scene of the shooting.
—Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2020
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Use the road's lane markings as a guide to staying in the correct lane.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026
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Use the road's lane markings as a guide to staying in the correct lane.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Use the road's lane markings as a guide to staying in the correct lane.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Jan. 2026
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Use the road's lane markings as a guide to staying in the correct lane.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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Use the road's lane markings as a guide to staying in the correct lane.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Use the road's lane markings as a guide to staying in the correct lane.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Dec. 2025
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The researchers also found four stones that had burn markings.
—Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2019
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Seen from above, its back has a network-like pattern of black markings.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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He was cited for failure to obey lane markings.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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Its limbs and lips have several line-like markings.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
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Read and obey all signs, warnings, and hazard markings.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 6 Dec. 2025
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Drivers can feel small bumps, lane markings, and traction changes.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
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The hen is gray-brown overall, with a smaller crest and white teardrop markings on its eyes.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
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It’s often packed with tourists who wind along its paths to read the markings on the gravestones.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
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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
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