marker

Example Sentences

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He put down his marker in a stellar first season, scoring 44 goals and contributing 14 assists in 52 appearances.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

As a result, neither marker alone is reliable enough for screening.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Lobbing a few commands at the computer, Grace finds Mary to be no more useful than Siri and soon resorts to doing his own math with a dry-erase marker.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

After the father’s guilty plea, the prosecutor said that he hoped it “laid down a marker to other prosecutors, to other police in this country, to other parents, that they must be held accountable.”

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

He took out his marker and over a button he wrote “Reverse.”

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan