black mark
Example Sentences
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In fact, if the indictments become a black mark against the company among some customers, Dell may have one less rival to worry about.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
The name Jean-Baptiste Lamarck has long carried a black mark in the annals of science.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
That would spare Boeing from a criminal record, a black mark that would complicate its dealings as a contractor for the government.
From BBC • May 16, 2025
Allowing this symposium to proceed along the lines laid out in the announcement will be a black mark for Stanford in the scientific community.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024
The wind gusted across the tire tracks and imprints of human shoulders and hands; and there was nothing left but broken bottles and a black mark on the ground where the fire had been.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
