Example Sentences

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All we lost out on were some Royal Caribbean highlighters, anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

To get a sense of whether you’re spending your money meaningfully, Agnew suggests we review monthly spending with highlighters in three different colors.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

Jenner swiftly expanded her brand’s reach, introducing an eye shadow palette in 2016, highlighters in 2017 and so on.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2023

Towering 7-meter-high LED screens pulsed with vivid yellows and fuchsias, reminiscent of highlighters underscoring vital messages – and used by secretaries the world over.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

I lift a box of highlighters, all shaped like boiled eggs.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman