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
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
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
Her purity of spirit would never be in doubt, though she moved through a blemished world.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
