marred

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Marred by looting and rioting early last week, the D.C. protests have become peaceful, with Miss Bowser lifting a four-night curfew on Thursday and Metropolitan Police reporting only one arrest for property damage Saturday night.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2020

Marred by a simplistic view of history and the timber industry, Proulx otherwise plays to her strengths, with colorful characters and graceful descriptions of the landscape in this woodsman’s version of manifest destiny.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2016

Marred before release by being unexpectedly swept up in the scandal around last year's hacked Sony emails, the film is disjointed and uneven, cramming too much story into its running time.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2015

Marred only by the overwrought contemporary conviction that “Cabaret” has to club an audience over the head with its moral weight, Signature Theatre’s revival is a lovely rendition of this oft-produced work.

From Washington Post • May 18, 2015

Marred but to make them more beautiful still.

From Kept for the Master's Use by Havergal, Frances Ridley