black eye
Example Sentences
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And I wouldn’t want the black eye if it felt like a cash grab or if it didn’t live up to expectations or if it just felt like it wasn’t connected to that original thing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
They reportedly helped work the president up, casting the red card as a black eye for the U.S.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Still, the instant discount is something of a black eye, since it means investors who lined up to buy the fund at launch are already underwater.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
The retraction is also a black eye for the Network for Greening the Financial System, a group of central banks and financial regulators that incorporated the study’s projections into its bank climate stress test scenarios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
As it folded its great wings, Harry looked up and saw it had a long, sharp golden beak and a beady black eye.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
