The villagers whispered that criminals bore the marks of Cain, scars that labeled them forever.

The greenkeeper inspected the pitch marks on the putting green after the morning round.

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The archaeologist identified several year marks on the pottery shards to estimate their ages.

The old barn roof showed several funnel marks after the storm.

She wrote her initials on the laundry marks to make sure her clothes didn't get mixed up at the dorm.

Before entering the narrow channel, the captain checked the lateral marks to ensure safe passage.

The housekeeper checked the laundry-marks stitched into each garment before sorting them into baskets.

The referee recorded three penalty marks against the player for repeated fouls.

The captain consulted the chart and the sea marks before steering into the narrow channel.