The Marlings gathered on the porch to reminisce about their childhood summers.

Marling arrived early to the reunion to help set up and greet relatives she hadn't seen in years.

The farmers spread a layer of crushed marles across the field to improve its drainage.

The sailor used a marling spike to loosen the tight knot in the rope.

The sailor reached into the chest and pulled out two well-worn marling spikes used for splicing stubborn rope.

The geologist collected several samples of shell marls along the riverbank to study their fossil content.

Coastal archaeologists carefully sampled the shell marl to analyze the ancient shoreline ecology.