How to Use marking in a Sentence

marking

noun
  • The local readers want to send all their hearts to the marking.
    Hazlitt, 14 June 2023
  • Note the drone and cruise missile kill markings on the turret.
    Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The opening was a good deal louder than the score’s mere forte marking.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • The hen is gray-brown overall, with a smaller crest and white teardrop markings on its eyes.
    Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Light the way to your front door with these pathway marking lights shaped like red-and-white candy canes.
    Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
  • There was no such marking on any of her maps, and no sign of water nearby.
    CNN, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The map includes a marking for Loudoun County, where the rail system will extend for the first time.
    Justin George, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The lovebirds then explained what their markings meant.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The blue markings of the surgeon’s skin pen and red wounds where the incisions were made are still visible on the body.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The markings of so many iconic pop punk songs have to do with that opening guitar riff.
    Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Holloway, who is 5-foot-10, was placed among other taller men in the lineup, against a wall that had no height markings.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The drinks would be identified by a special cup or markings.
    Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 12 July 2023
  • Flip the parchment over so the pencil marking is facing down (this ensures that the pencil won’t transfer to the meringue).
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Keep in Mind The measurement markings are vague lines, not numbers.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2023
  • The bullet hole marking is still in the ceiling of the room, like the wound in the heart of his family that will never completely heal.
    John S. Matuszak, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The new species was identified by its teeth, skin texture, markings, body shape and bone structure, the study said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Known as the happy-faced spiders, these tiny, bright yellow spiders have markings that look for all the world like a big grin.
    Jason Bittel, Travel, 22 Jan. 2024
  • With the chainsaw firmly clamped either in a saw vise or with the tool’s bar held in a bench vise, align the markings on the guide so they are parallel with the saw bar.
    Joe Truini, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
  • This is just a spring with some calibration markings on it.
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Printed hiking maps remain hard to come by, and trail markings tend to fade quickly.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
  • These span from 8 to 19 millimeters and are made of premium steel with chromed plating and size markings stamped on.
    Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2023
  • But what is the story behind the permanent marking on his buttock?
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The flight leader said the object was a bright metallic sphere with no visible markings or means of propulsion, the report said.
    USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • The markings were clear—exit this business, even though 3M invented it.
    IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Idaho is home to both white and black crappie — they are distinguished by lighter and darker markings.
    Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Not everyone is behind the U.N.‘s marking of the day, however.
    Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 11 May 2023
  • Police noted the fight lasted about an hour and Williams’ wife had markings on her throat, eyebrows and hands, according to ABC.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • The pink marking indicates the cows that are expected to become pregnant.
    Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Down the front, there is an enlarged pattern of the triple diamond argyle, a marking that has become synonymous with the club.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2024

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