section mark

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of section mark

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby section mark

sectionalize, section boss, section eight, section gang, section hand, section mark, sector, sectorial, secular, secular humanism, secularism

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How to use section mark in a sentence

Toomey lives here with her husband, Mark, a managing director at Goldman Sachs, and their two daughters.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At some point, show creator Mark Burnett made the diabolical decision to extend the show to 120 minutes.
Donald Trump Fires Woman For Not Calling Bill Cosby|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They selected an “easy mark” who turned out to be an off-duty NYC Housing Authority cop named James Carragher.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Even those Christians who do want to minister amid the rancor of race and policing are missing the mark.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But for the real Mark Schultz, whom Tatum plays in the film Foxcatcher, it has become a sore point.
Wrestler Mark Schultz Hates the ‘Sickening and Insulting Lies’ of ‘Foxcatcher’|Rich Goldstein|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
We are so many around here that you'll have to get paper and pencil and mark us down to keep track of how many.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He made no further remark as they descended the darker section of the stair, and she could think of nothing to say to him.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
"He's been counting the days till you got home, Mark," said Tim, holding a burning match over my pipe.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Then he goes out, gits into his Pullman section, blows his punkin whistle and departs.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher|Eleanor Gates

British Dictionary definitions for section mark

section mark

noun

printing a mark (§) inserted into text matter to draw attention to a footnote or to indicate a section of a book, etcAlso called: section

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