Marin
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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But in the process, Marin became a kind of parody of itself, satirized by the writer Cyra McFadden in her 1977 novel, “The Serial.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
One of the most famous was “Running Fence,” 24½ miles of shimmering white, 18-foot-tall fabric that stretched across picturesque terrain in Northern California’s Sonoma and Marin counties from Sept. 10 to Sept. 24, 1976.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Foodies and farmers railed against the settlement, saying the park’s new plan would destroy the food scene in west Marin County and kneecap the already struggling agrarian community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The house, which has fascinated generations of commuters, was built in 1963 by Sam Harkleroad, a tinkerer who dotted Marin County with unconventional dwellings before he died in 1993.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A song about a sailor dreaming, about Marin, his sailor girl.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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