How do you use Marquee in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like pavilion or tent, plus the exact meaning.
Marquee meaning
- A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
- A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.
- Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.
Using Marquee
- The main meaning on this page is: A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment. | A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it. | Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.
- Useful related words include: pavilion, tent, collapsible shelter, marquise.
- In the example corpus, marquee often appears in combinations such as: the marquee, marquee event, its marquee.
Context around Marquee
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Marquee
- In this selection, "marquee" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, global, dedicated, event, tournament and fixture stand out and add context to how "marquee" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a dedicated marquee where they and at the marquee club in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "marquee" sits close to words such as chick, clarification and dwarf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with marquee
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Don’t forget Kevin will be in the marquee post match for a Q&A pic. (16 words)
Grinningly, they gnaw the hand that feeds them (studio A24) on a porn theater’s marquee. (16 words)
Freehouse & Restaurant with Lounge Bar, Restaurant & Private Dining and marquee outside on 1.5 acres of land. (17 words)
Even when it is obvious that there is no starting quarterback derby, BYU coaches in the past have entered spring camp every March insisting that the competition to be the man at the pass-loving school’s marquee position is wide open. (42 words)
Before the Matildas captain and striker moved to Chelsea, the A-League Women (then the W-League) managed to keep her at Perth Glory for one more season on a marquee contract worth a reported $400,000. (37 words)
Gord Duff, global head of auctions at Sotheby’s, said: “Celebrating this sale during Sotheby’s marquee week highlights the unparalleled stature of this Ferrari as one of the world’s most desirable objects. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Abiola said on December 7, there would be a Christian Wake/Night of Tributes at Marquee Event Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Abeokuta.
After 45 games at the 2023 ODI World Cup, it’s time for the business end of the marquee tournament.
And this time there was a performance and victory that were worthy of the occasion, as Arsenal took charge of the WSL’s marquee fixture and, at times, blew the champions apart.
A patron buys a movie ticket underneath a marquee featuring the films "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" at the Los Feliz Theatre, on July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles.
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Before the Matildas captain and striker moved to Chelsea, the A-League Women (then the W-League) managed to keep her at Perth Glory for one more season on a marquee contract worth a reported $400,000.
Chelsea looked on course for a marquee win under Mauricio Pochettino after Cole Palmer and Mykhailo Mudryk put the hosts 2-0 up at Stamford Bridge.
CM KCR had said the тАЬgovernment is on a mission to transform Telangana for the better and has undertaken several marquee projects to realise the vision of Bangaru Telangana.
Customers can find a dedicated marquee, where they will receive a bike safety check-up from fully qualified mechanics.
Don’t forget Kevin will be in the marquee post match for a Q&A pic.
Don’t miss Gulfstream Park’s exciting lineup of marquee bands and comedians at the Sport of Kings Theater.
Even when it is obvious that there is no starting quarterback derby, BYU coaches in the past have entered spring camp every March insisting that the competition to be the man at the pass-loving school’s marquee position is wide open.
Freehouse & Restaurant with Lounge Bar, Restaurant & Private Dining and marquee outside on 1.5 acres of land.
Gord Duff, global head of auctions at Sotheby’s, said: “Celebrating this sale during Sotheby’s marquee week highlights the unparalleled stature of this Ferrari as one of the world’s most desirable objects.
Granting permission, planning officers said: "The marquee is to be erected and taken down each year during the summer months to be used for summer camps and events.
Grinningly, they gnaw the hand that feeds them (studio A24) on a porn theater’s marquee.
Having a marquee player on the edge is so critical and we haven’t had that since he was traded (though I’m hopeful Browning can develop into that).
He added: “They set up a marquee with all their colours and flowers on it, so it was a nice little touch that they came along.
He organised William's stag night and is known for such antics as shimmying 40 feet up a marquee during a Prince's Trust concert, stripped to his boxer shorts.
He was part of the First Real Poetry Band, which included the guitarist John McLaughlin, and he had a jazz poetry residency at the Marquee Club in London.
Common combinations with marquee
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the marquee 51×
- marquee event 13×
- its marquee 7×
- of marquee 6×
- marquee sports 6×
- marquee names 6×
- marquee signing 6×
- on marquee 4×
- for marquee 4×
- up marquee 4×