marker

Example Sentences

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"At the same time, this is a marker of building, it is a marker of a particular presidency," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

In December, a stone highway marker honoring Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general, suddenly appeared in Marion Square, planted alongside a major thoroughfare in a hub of picnics, farmers markets and celebrations in Charleston, S.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"It is a biological, physiological and social marker of stages of our life."

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Researchers are also recognizing that elevated B12 may not be a cause of cancer, but it could be a useful marker of whether cancer is present or progressing.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

As we saw in the last chapter, it is not always easy to define the threshold for saying that a culture ‘has’ something, but language usually provides a useful marker.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton