How to Use marquee in a Sentence

marquee

1 of 2 noun
  • She dreamed of seeing her name on the theater marquee.
  • What will be the marquee matchups?
    — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • Their name soon moved to the top of the marquee.
    — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Here are three things to know about the marquee matchup.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The world will be watching these two marquee matchups.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The cities and states whose names are on the marquee control the costs.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 June 2026
  • It's capped off by the marquee event of the marathon itself.
    — CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The mayoral matchup sets the field in one of the state’s two marquee races.
    — Michael R. Blood, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • The deal will bring marquee live sports events to the network for the first time.
    — Sasha Richie, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • No marquee case has landed yet.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Most marquee games are decided by just a few points.
    — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Lyles set out to put his name on larger marquees than track could offer.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • For Tigres, this is the marquee test.
    — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • What sets the series apart is the honesty that the marquee names bring to the mic.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Hollywood’s marquee awards show will soon have a new home.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The names looked great on the marquee, but a forgettable show has reached the end of its run.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The cast grew tight, and Mikel has been thrilled to watch her costars become marquee names.
    — Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The museums have their marquee shows up.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
  • Dancing with the Stars was a marquee moment for me.
    — Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
  • Here’s a company that does not share the marquee of Musk.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 May 2026
  • At the top of the marquee for Sunday’s fight card are two title fights.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady will be on the call for the marquee matchup.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • These were not all marquee additions.
    — Mike Sando, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Although the marquee did not glow for quite some time, toil and hope were always behind the scenes.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Nearly all the marquee free agents from this year’s window have either re-signed or found new teams.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • The returning cast goes well beyond those marquee names.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The only names driving anybody to buy tickets are the two that need to be on the marquee.
    — Mark Hughes, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Manilow is emphatic that he was never supposed to be the marquee draw.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Stood out in marquee wins against Kansas and rival Duke.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • That’s a marquee matchup that loses a lot of sizzle if Mahomes is out.
    — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 12 May 2026

marquee

2 of 2 adjective
  • That won’t be the only marquee fight on tap for this card, however.
    — oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2022
  • The marquee headline is there are no cars and there’s barely any cell service.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 June 2022
  • Their efforts would have been enough to notch a marquee victory.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 29 Jan. 2023
  • This is the same story at many of the other marquee national parks.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The World Cup is, of course, the sport’s marquee event and grandest showcase.
    — Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The marquee contest here in Georgia could well head to a runoff, with Democrats holding a small edge.
    — Jess Bidgood, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Those marquee events are going to set fans back with high costs, but there will be other events fans with tighter budgets will be able to attend.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2022
  • If your visit doesn’t line up with these marquee events, there are plenty of more casual races in the area throughout the year.
    — Molly Hanson, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Before last week, the Tar Heels had no real marquee wins, but also no bad losses.
    — John Marshall, ajc, 21 Feb. 2022
  • The marquee names in that group were Quentin Grimes and Devon Dotson.
    — John Marshall, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Some of this year’s marquee Black candidates for statewide office are well established in their states.
    — Tim Craig, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022
  • It has been replaced for the next three days by a sign paying tribute to the marquee NFL event.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Add-ons are available to rent to dress up this clean slate of a place, such as large marquee numbers or letters, a flower wall and a peacock chair.
    — Brianna Griff, Chron, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Wahlberg stopped being a relatively strong butts-in-seats marquee draw (that’s more about the marketplace than him).
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Arizona is home to two of the marquee races this cycle, and the spate of developments Monday helped show why.
    — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 12 July 2022
  • One of the marquee events of each Winter Olympics comes on the first weekend of competition.
    — Mark Osborne, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2022
  • On the coin, Wong is featured resting her head on her hand with flapper-era bangs while framed by dots, which represent marquee lights.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The first two quarters lived up to the marquee billing between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.
    — Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The winner on Thursday night will put much of that uncertainty to rest with a marquee victory.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Key moment McAlmont's bases-clearing homer in the fourth inning was a marquee moment.
    — Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal, 21 May 2022
  • White claims Paul needs to fight a marquee MMA fighter because his pay-per-views are tanking.
    — Anthony Stitt, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2022
  • Restaurants like Panera Bread put an ‘X’ over the 'm' in Michigan on its marquee sign out front.
    — Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The marquee matchup of the night will go down in Brooklyn, where the Nets will play host to the Milwaukee Bucks.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The court’s decision has cast a polarizing shadow over one of the marquee events of the Winter Games.
    — Dave Skretta, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The court’s decision cast a polarizing shadow over one of the marquee events of the Winter Games.
    — Dave Skretta, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Feb. 2022
  • In the Orioles rookie’s first marquee moment in the major leagues, that helmet gave way to his blonde locks, either by the sheer force of his swing or the speed of his legs.
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The marquee entrances at the front and back of Trader Joe's are a nod to the Alabama Theatre.
    — Emma Balter, Chron, 21 Sep. 2022
  • For the second straight year, the Tigers lost their marquee nonconference matchup with the Nittany Lions.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The Wildcats hope to take full advantage of a marquee SEC matchup on their home court and add a big win to its growing résumé.
    — Reina Kempt, The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2022
  • The day's marquee matchup features the NBA's two best teams with the league's two best defenses and a pair of top 10 offenses.
    — Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2021

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