How to Use marked in a Sentence

marked

adjective
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  • He speaks with a marked accent.
  • There's been a marked improvement in the weather.
  • There was a marked change in her attitude.
  • So that's one thing where the shift has been good and marked progress.
    — Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Boaters of advised to remain outside the perimeter of the marked area.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The third flight was a marked improvement from the first two launch attempts.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • If visiting, make sure to stay on the marked routes and open trails for your safety.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The ratings were a marked improvement over last year’s Globes.
    — Jake Coyle, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Gains in board seats were small but there was a marked increase in the number of women chairing S&P 500 boards over the past two years.
    — Catalina Makhmudova Petrenko, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Not to mention, there would be a marked increase in their chances of winning a World Series now.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • That represents a marked increase from 2022: At this time last year, there had been eight such events.
    — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • With these elements in place, our effort will bring marked progress on the frontlines.
    — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The report says the driver failed to yield to Kinney of Hyde Park, who was walking in a marked crosswalk with a walk signal.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The YouTube Era of children’s programming represents a marked shift in what and how young kids watch video.
    — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 18 July 2023
  • The marked corrections patrol vehicle that the two were last seen in was found that day in a parking lot in town.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Now, thanks to a marked uptick in bourbon tourism, visitors are coming for the bourbon and staying for the culture.
    — Maggie Kimberl, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
  • After turning left onto the marked trailhead, navigate some steps and a bit of a grassy bluff to reach a fine, sandy beach.
    — Victoria Barber, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
  • The movement’s main tempo felt more andante than the marked allegro.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Beggars were given marked coins that no shop would accept.
    — Ilana Masad, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Former Attempts by Brooklynites to leave their mark on the area with marked pavers have been thwarted in the past, but plans continue.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Monday’s deal is a marked increase from the previous deal, which was worth around £750 million.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 31 July 2023
  • While for Jennifer Lopez, the appeal of a big, bouncy blow dry never waned, there's been a marked shift in perception.
    — Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 2 July 2023
  • And the opening tempo was more Andante than the marked Allegro non troppo.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • Most economists expect a more marked downshift later in the year.
    — Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • Police charged her with OVI and a marked lanes violation.
    — cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Her youngest son, Zachary, was next to her on his scooter; with Mark, on a skateboard, and Jacob, wearing inline skates, ahead in the marked crosswalk.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Food donations may be placed at the marked drop-off location near the Livestock Show Pavilion.
    — Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2023
  • Finding only the coffins of deceased nuns in a clearly marked tomb, the mob burned the convent to the ground, then proclaimed to the stunned surviving sisters that they had been freed.
    — Anna Merlan, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
  • Gender wage gaps tend to be less marked in countries like India and Vietnam where pay is minimal across the board.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2023
  • When the driver failed to stop, the inspector notified dispatch to send a marked patrol unit to assist, the case report says.
    — Polo Sandoval, CNN, 26 July 2023

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