tarnished
Example Sentences
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The 39-year-old said because there was "nothing concrete", it was matter of allowing things to "play out" and none of his achievements are in any way tarnished.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The trial had not tarnished his marketability, nor, seemingly, had it checked his behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Even in its tarnished state, silver is breathtaking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
I asked him if he’d seen the post Eatherly had made prior to the shooting about how his child’s mother wants to change her son’s surname because of how Chud had tarnished it.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
A moldering blue rosette with tarnished print that read “Best Fat Stock, Fentress Fair, 1877.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
