marker

Example Sentences

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Blood samples were also analyzed for high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, a widely used marker of inflammation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

“I’m struck by that in a way the crayon or marker drawing is provisional — there’s no final form to it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

With an unbeaten 97, Samson laid down the marker.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 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

A few days later Mom does a wash—and when she sees how the marker bled all over the whole load, she’s very upset.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee