tarnished
Example Sentences
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The financial crisis tarnished the Fed’s reputation, not just Greenspan’s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Then we get Ms. Morris’s marvelous painting of a solitary godwit in a suggestively tarnished sky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Air India, a loss-making airline belonging to the Tata Group, can ill-afford to see its brand tarnished.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
While the “60 Minutes” patina has been tarnished by the recent events, there is no shortage of journalists who would be willing to step up and join the program.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
It is heavier than he had expected, a complicated mechanism of gears partially encased in worn and tarnished silver, with symbols he cannot distinguish etched into the surface.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
