: having or associated with the name recognition and attraction of one whose name appears on a marquee : big-name, star
marquee athletes
marquee events
Example Sentences
Noun She dreamed of seeing her name on the theater marquee.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Trinity United Methodist Church in Tuscaloosa, located a couple of blocks down Paul W. Bryant Drive from Bryant-Denny Stadium, often posts lighthearted messages on their marquee out front. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2022 Preparations for the nuptials included a marquee on the estate with white chairs set up for guests surrounded by greenery and white flowers, an all-white piano and elegant tables set up on a riverfront dock. Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022 The marquee on the back bar is the original off the front of the building, while the bar top is made from glass salvaged from the renovations done to the old hotel above the theater.Arkansas Online, 20 June 2022 There were also around 200 trade stands, some run by charities, and a craft marquee. Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022 More than five years ago, strong winds toppled four large trucks, uprooted trees and destroyed at least one casino marquee in Las Vegas. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 Thankfully, many of the voice talents are experienced comic performers, rather than merely big-name stars recruited to grace a theater marquee. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2022 Yet the company needs to right its ship and theaters are steadily returning to normal, so now might be the time for the streamer to put more of its films on a marquee. Frank Pallotta, CNN, 7 May 2022 In the face of that negativity, the premiere drew supporters including John Ramirez, who cosplayed as Doctor Strange and who at the start of the pandemic in 2020 used El Capitan’s marquee to propose to his now-wife. Jason Armond, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2022
Adjective
Auburn fell, 28-20, to Penn State in what was a marquee early-season nonconference matchup, handing the Tigers their first loss of the Bryan Harsin era. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2022 Its marquee non-conference game, a noon Saturday kickoff against Oregon, was watched by 7.73 million — the highest Week 2 viewership that year. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 Customers, stakeholders and talent have learned that great work doesn’t require a marquee name. Edward Tuorinsky, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Halep, who reached the Indian Wells semifinals in 2014 and beat Jelena Jankovic a year later in the final, had not had a marquee win since at the BNP Paribas Open. Andrew L. John, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2022 Shaking off some ugly early-season losses, Memphis put itself on the NCAA Tournament bubble with a marquee win over No. 6 Houston on Saturday. John Marshall, ajc, 13 Feb. 2022 Much like Kentucky, Illinois’s resume lacks a marquee win, but Cockburn totaled 17 points and 18 rebounds against Iowa in December. Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2022 But pulling off that win won't be easy coming off of final exams against a team riding the high of a marquee win. Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2021 League riches helped English champion Manchester City make the marquee summer signing. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 6 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun and Adjective
modification of French marquise, literally, marchioness