marquee
a tall rooflike projection above a theater entrance, usually containing the name of a currently featured play or film and its stars.
a rooflike shelter, as of glass, projecting above an outer door and over a sidewalk or a terrace.
superlative; headlining: a marquee basketball player.
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How to use marquee in a sentence
Girls in the Valley would be Influences’ marquee project, located in a home owned by Ari’s famous friend and client, former Disney Channel actress turned tabloid staple Bella Thorne.
Leonard Green, a firm known for its investments in marquee consumer brands like Whole Food Markets and Neiman Marcus, joined the rush.
Investors Extracted $400 Million From a Hospital Chain That Sometimes Couldn’t Pay for Medical Supplies or Gas for Ambulances | by Peter Elkind with Doris Burke | September 30, 2020 | ProPublicaBeyond offering advertisers large audiences around marquee segments like “fashion” or “music,” Vice has begun working more recently to open up more prescriptive subsegments — like “jewelry” for example.
‘Re-architecting the entire process’: How Vice is preparing for life after the third-party cookie | Lara O'Reilly | September 17, 2020 | DigidayGiven that its marquee names pretty much set the market’s direction, let’s examine what Big Tech’s past trajectory tells us about where where the group is headed.
Will tech stocks stumble or slide? What the fundamentals tell us | Shawn Tully | September 16, 2020 | FortuneThe marquee mission, however, is NASA’s Europa Clipper, which should launch in 2024.
The 5 best places to explore in the solar system—besides Mars | Neel Patel | August 17, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
I was going to ask if you had nerves about opening on Broadway without a marquee name.
Nigel Lythgoe on How to Save Reality TV, ‘On the Town,’ and ‘Brokeback Ballroom’ | Kevin Fallon | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut here they are, stage names spelled out in neon across the iconic marquee: MAPEI AND LYKKE LI.
The Swedish Queen of Soulful Pop: Mapei Won’t Wait for You to Listen | Caitlin Dickson | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA movie theater in Georgia showing the film PT 109 decorated its marquee with this message: “See how the Japs almost got Kennedy.”
A Brief History of Wingnuts in America; From George Washington to Woodstock | John Avlon | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn another marquee battle, Democrat Pete Aguilar appears headed to the runoff to face Republican incumbent Paul Chabot.
While sites like Gilt may carry many of the same marquee designers, so far, their bargains have not been comparable.
RIP Loehmann’s: Another Nail in the Coffin for America’s Middle Class | Keli Goff | February 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA big marquee of striped canvas had been erected; the guests trooped into it.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsA table was spread handsomely and substantially under a very large and lofty marquee.
Following this performance, David conducted his friend to the marquee of the Big Show and passed him in to greater glories.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyHe knew it was impossible to return to his marquee to re-equip himself.
The Tiger Hunter | Mayne ReidCaptain Thornton gave orders for tents for his men and a marquee for himself.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events | S. Baring-Gould
British Dictionary definitions for marquee
/ (mɑːˈkiː) /
a large tent used for entertainment, exhibition, etc
Also called: marquise mainly US and Canadian a canopy over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, etc
(modifier) mainly US and Canadian celebrated or pre-eminent: a marquee player
Origin of marquee
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