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