blighted

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, county prosecutor John McKinney tapped into voter frustration with homeless encampments, a blighted downtown and general distrust of City Hall to pull off a last-minute heist of the second runoff spot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Odegaard has suffered a couple of indifferent seasons, largely blighted by injury, but possesses a rare ability to weave his way through opposition defences as well as picking out the perfect pass.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

An elegant, ball-playing centre-back affectionately nicknamed the 'Barnsley Beckenbauer', the early part of Stones' career was blighted by individual errors, but he settled in to playing a major part in City's success under Guardiola.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

For thousands of young fans, who swarmed the band’s outlaw concerts under blighted freeways during the pandemic, Dead City are a cathartic social phenomenon that’s reignited a riotous punk rock subculture in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

And in the effort of it all, she had stunted herself, blighted herself, whittled herself to a bone of a thing.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor