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Example Sentences

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If they missed payments for three consecutive months, they were placed in forbearance so their loans wouldn’t become increasingly delinquent and mar their credit records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Gilded fixtures, trim and ornamentation — rumored to be from Home Depot — mar the walls.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

Unless the adviser followed all compliance protocols and properly documented all client communication regarding past trades and financial transactions, the dispute can mar their record.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

But backbreaking mistakes continued to mar the Trojans on both sides of the ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

A vain pursuit from its beginning, maybe, which no choice of mine can mar or mend.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien