blemish

The only blemish on his magnificent career is the failure – not his alone it must be stressed – to add to the one men's World Cup won in 1966.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Rasmussen lasted through the seventh inning, leaving that home run as the only blemish on his outing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

And in a culture so hellbent on idol worship and exhausting discourse, where every blemish is smoothed out or screamed at, “SNL” still offers us something scrappy and unvarnished.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was a blemish, closing the day 1.8% lower.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

My mother fretted over each blemish, sending accusatory glances in my foster mother’s direction.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

The full extent of Mr. Paxton’s blemishes is a moving target.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

France's only blemishes were moments of overplaying, which was hardly surprising for a team that was flying and enjoying themselves.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

Coating cools while dripping from an arm, smiles askew send mixed signals, smeared eyes like they’d been up late partying with the tarts, blemishes, cracked sugary skin.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

Some may question what the value is in looking at history through such a fine lens that it reveals its subjects’ blemishes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025

As early as the week that followed, the glazed surface of conviction was not without its blemishes and hairline cracks.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Second-look deals often result in a tiny number of cards being approved in part because many of those applicants have blemished credit histories or lack them entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

But it was not to be: His record was too blemished.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2023

Its face is full and round, skin blemished with craters, and white as milk.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

The ruckus is blemishing what had been a successful period for Ukraine’s military, which has stopped some Russian advances and even regained a bit of territory over recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Senate when she died, and questions about her mental capacity shadowed her final years in office, blemishing her reputation and forcing her to repeatedly fend off calls to resign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

In any event, there’s no longer a need for the Kraken to be fearful of losses blemishing their pretty record.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2022

But the defence, along with the team as a whole, improved markedly after half-time and never looked like blemishing only their second clean sheet of the season after the break.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2016

O Saladyne, the faults of thy youth, as they were fond, so were they foul, and not only discovering little nurture, but blemishing the excellence of nature.

From Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy by Edward Chauncey Baldwin