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How to use march in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

March means a formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies. Example: “After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able.”

Examples of march by meaning

nounA political rally or parade.

  • Nelson covered the Selma-to-Montgomery freedom marches, including Bloody Sunday, on March 7, 1965, when 600 marchers were attacked with billy clubs and tear gas.2009 October 21, Dennis Hevesi, “Jack Nelson, Journalist, Dies at 80”, in The New York Times, retrieved 12 Jun 2014

nounSteady forward movement or progression.

  • the march of time

verbTo cause someone to walk somewhere.

  • The old man heaved himself from the chair, seized Jessamy by her pinafore frill and marched her to the house.1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 84

verbTo make steady progress.

  • Apparently Nancy Walker marches to a different drummer — marches backwards, that is.1981 December 27, Wade Nichols, “Victorian Imperialism”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 23, page 5

More sentences with march

  • After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able.From the entry able
  • The liquor nerved up several of the men after their icy march.From the entry nerve
  • With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue.From the entry flourish
  • She gave a disdainful flick of her hair and marched out of the room.From the entry flick
  • They stole a march by taking non-merchandise inventory on January 2.From the entry steal a march
  • We left this place after marching and countermarching back and forward some days.From the entry back and forward
  • This process has marched on no matter how we try to stop it.From the entry march on
  • He was fired on the spot and marched out of the building without ceremony.From the entry without ceremony
  • The boys in blue marched to the pipers.From the entry blue
  • Our parents marched to church and we trailed behind.From the entry trail
  • The troops spent ten minutes marching in circle.From the entry circle
  • The clock struck twelve. The drums strike up a march.From the entry strike
  • Most new followers don't know about my marching band lore.From the entry lore
  • The soldier did an about-face and marched off.From the entry about-face
  • On November 11th we commemorate the fallen with a march.From the entry commemorate
  • The hippies marched for the legalization of marijuana.From the entry legalization
  • The evil alien pointed a death ray at me and ordered me to start marching toward the distant fortress!From the entry death ray
  • The drummer beat out a steady slow march.From the entry beat out
  • I get my marching orders directly from the president.From the entry marching orders
  • (by extension) A protest march or campaign tour.From the entry padayatra
  • We're going to march on City Hall!From the entry march on
  • The troops marched in Indian file.From the entry file
  • Their marching band is extremely tight.From the entry tight
  • They marched in their dress blues.From the entry blues
  • They settled in the border marches.From the entry marches
  • The member of the college's Communist League was a firebrand who would launch a sit-in or protest march at a moment's notice.From the entry firebrand
  • Antigovernment protesters marched in the capital.From the entry antigovernment
  • Despite installing puppet governments in the marches, the subjects of the empire’s conquered territories were still very conscious of living under heterarchy.From the entry heterarchy
  • When the Whites go marching in, oh, when the Whites go marching in, oh, I wanna be in that number when the Whites go marching in!From the entry whites
  • We call them the 'marching ants' as the cars go around the track.2023 June 19, Alanis King, quoting Jordan Taylor, “A Look Inside Garage 56, NASCAR's Le Mans Revolution”, in Road & Track, archived from…. From the entry marching ants
  • You hear it in Super Bowls, basketball games, marching bands, at the airport — it’s everywhere.”2023 June 21, “How DJ Khaled Built a Hip-Hop Empire Off of Relentless Positivity, Self-Promotion and Friends Like Drake and Jay-Z”, in…. From the entry mailbox money
  • I'd watch as cars marched by like a line of ants.2021, Carol Park, Memoir of a Cashier: Korean Americans, Racism, and Riots. From the entry tint
  • It was finally time, per Trump’s instructions, to march down Pennsylvania Avenue.2021 June 14, Jeffrey Goldberg, “The Capitol Riot Was Prologue”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2021. From the entry January 6
  • Sometimes the children marched into the sanctuary carrying flowers and offered those flowers as Bikkurim.2021, David Golinkin, “What is the Origin and History of the Bar Mitzvah Ceremony”, in Anat Helman, editor, No Small Matter Features of…. From the entry bikkurim
  • The march to decriminalize drugs moved further across the nation on Tuesday despite continued federal prohibition.2020 April 11, Thomas Fuller, “Oregon Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Heroin and Cocaine; Four States Legalize Marijuana”, in The New York…. From the entry decriminalize
  • They marched through Gushan District and released sky lanterns to mourn victims and pray for Hong Kong.2020 June 5, C. Chuang, “Vigils Marking June 4 Held in Taipei, Kaohsiung [悼念六四31週年 北燭光晚會.高放天燈]”, in Public Television Service, archived…. From the entry Gushan

Meaning of march

  1. noun A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
  2. noun A journey so walked.
  3. noun A political rally or parade.

Full definition of march

Questions about march in a sentence

How do you use march in a sentence?
March is used as a noun and verb. For example: “After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able.”
What is a short sentence with march?
“the march of time”
What does march mean?
March means a formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.

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