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
OK, the jewel does need some cleaning up, but it’s not that blemished.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2023
Later that year, then-Secretary General Ban Ki-moon apologized for the organization’s role in the outbreak, saying it blemished “the reputation of U.N. peacekeeping and the organization worldwide.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2022
Overseas, the record is more blemished, with nearly 1,600 deaths from 27 scheduled passenger jet accidents in the past decade.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2022
Instead I find myself staring into a pair of oceans—one perfect, the other blemished by that tiny ripple.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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