blemished
Example Sentences
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That record is blemished by his removal from an assignment based on his Francis-like tendencies, which may have had a hand in his failure to rise above the lowest of the U.S.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
The two hour and 15 minute show, blemished only by some occasionally muddy sound, touched on mortality a number of times.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
Who has time to look at tier 1 capital ratios when you’re urgently shifting your cash to a bank with a less blemished recent history?
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023
But it was not to be: His record was too blemished.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2023
Stared up at the full moon's blemished face.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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