black eye
Example Sentences
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That naturally contributes to the fund’s volatility, and in the past led to a significant black eye.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The problem is a black eye for Hyundai as it ramps up sales of the redesigned Palisade, one of its most popular models.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
But when the office market crashed during the pandemic, Breit became a black eye for Blackstone and a sore spot with its investors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
He recovers from that brush with death by slapping bandages on his face and sunglasses over his black eye to downplay the damage, a la Jack Nicholson’s Jake in “Chinatown.”
From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025
Most startling of all, a splendid dark cartoon of a black eye was stamped in a ring on my eye socket, in the richest inks of Tyrian, chartreuse, and plum.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
