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US
/mɑɹˈki/
]
[ UK /mɑːkˈiː/ ]
[ UK /mɑːkˈiː/ ]
NOUN
- large and often sumptuous tent
- permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.
How To Use marquee In A Sentence
- So he entered and going up to the candles which burnt in the tent snuffed them and sprinkled levigated henbane on the wicks; after which he withdrew and waited without the marquee, till the smoke of the burning henbane reached The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
- A league lacking sparkle on the field now had marquee names in the dugouts. Times, Sunday Times
- A huge white marquee was erected at the back of the hotel for the reception. The Sun
- His funeral was held in a marquee in the garden. The Sun
- Hector grabbed my hand and made a dash for the entrance, the lights from the marquee illuminating his jubilant face.
- The frontage was our Southsea museum, the yards around the back housed our wintering circus troupe, and inside the dining hall the art department had erected a fairground marquee for interior cover. Archive 2007-08-01
- The quick fix the fans always want is a marquee signing. The Sun
- Managed by Seamus Cox from Aghamore, the band travelled the length and breath of the country playing to packed halls and marquees.
- If two-thirds of the movie marquees carry an American title in Europe (even in France), the fraction is even greater when it comes to translated books.
- As guests walked from the church to a marquee behind the house, a football freestyler showed off his ball skills. Times, Sunday Times