tarnished
Example Sentences
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"To see all this tarnished in this way is very sad," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The trial had not tarnished his marketability, nor, seemingly, had it checked his behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Rights groups and election observer missions have said the post-election dispute has tarnished Zambia's democratic reputation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
I asked him if he’d seen the post Eatherly had made prior to the shooting about how his child’s mother wants to change her son’s surname because of how Chud had tarnished it.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
And a pair of sun-white whale ribs arched over our doorway, a tarnished ship’s bell hanging from their pinnacle.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
