marshal
noun
a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies.
is marshalling
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present progressiveof marshal (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He is marshalling an inexperienced team and the lack of senior players has shown.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
For his 5th Avenue Theatre staging of “Ragtime,” Peter Rothstein is marshalling just 17 actors in what he readily admits “doesn’t hold a candle, visually, to the pageantry” of the New York premiere.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2017
The Financial Stability Board, a Basel-based body which is marshalling the international reform drive, gave a qualified thumbs-up, stressing that a broader mix of approaches was needed to tame financial monsters.
From Economist ● Jan. 28, 2010
At this instant he is marshalling of his bull, bear, and horse.
From Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman by Ben Jonson
Decimus Saxon puffed at his pipe for a minute or more in silence, as one who is marshalling facts each in its due order.
From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
