Noun I was offended by his remark. I've heard many disparaging remarks about him. an author known for making witty remarks The incident passed without remark. Verb “It's so hot today,” she remarked. her date awkwardly remarked on the attractiveness of the background music in the restaurant See More
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Noun
Since winning his primary, Masters has played down that remark. Libby Cathey, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2022 Martin Earley of the Ballroom Thieves made that remark early on during the band’s day-opening performance Saturday at the Newport Folk Festival, and words to that effect were heard at set after set throughout the day. Stuart Munro, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 The Congressional panel played a video of Barr making that remark during Thursday’s hearing. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 10 June 2022 At the time Trump made that remark, Putin's unprovoked attack on Ukraine had been raging for days. Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 6 Mar. 2022 When Roberts made that remark in 2017 during oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, the Journal’s editorial board took a different tone towards the idea that House seats should align with partisanship. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 8 Feb. 2022 That remark elicits an affirmative response from Evon Black, a fellow Gallaudet alumna who is associate director of the center. Donna M. Owens, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022 That remark infuriated Truman, effectively ending the conversation. Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 13 Jan. 2022 Masters spoke a day after McConnell suggested that Republican efforts to win control of the Senate could be imperiled by lackluster candidates, a remark widely interpreted to be directed at candidates including Masters. Jonathan J. Cooper, The Arizona Republic, 20 Aug. 2022
Verb
Those around him often remark about his ability to remain unflappable and unfazed.San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 Instead of focusing on how happy Teigen and her son look together, commenters saw an opportunity to remark on Teigen’s appearance. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2022 Most of all, many shoppers remark on their plans to buy more and more of these organizers for every part of their house. Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022 Hundreds took to social media before, during and after the storms to remark on how bizarre the sky scene was as the storms rolled in. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 His comments led Kranz to remark that the chamber event was an outdoor gathering, not an indoor one. Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2022 People walking by frequently stopped to remark on the damage. Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 May 2022 On three occasions during his seven-minute postgame news conference, Kidd went out of his way to remark on how much zone his team has seen in the Western Conference finals. Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 May 2022 Professor Dafny said the FTC's reluctance to publicly remark on the merger isn't unusual. Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
French remarque, from Middle French, from remarquer to remark, from re- re- + marquer to mark — more at marque