black mark
Example Sentences
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Carrying that kind of balance with one of the most expensive and precarious types of debt is another black mark for any lender offering you a card.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Ronaldo's World Cup career has so far been a bizarre black mark on an otherwise glittering two decades.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
It left a scorched black mark on his orange rayon shirt that made him look like a superhero.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Sorsby’s case is an unambiguous black mark for the entire enterprise of legal sports betting, though.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
He pointed to the back of Bod’s hand, at the black mark the graphite point had made.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
