tarnished

Example Sentences

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In his 2019 book, “Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder,” the director tracks his bumpy path to Hollywood with chapters such as “Accidentally Commercial” and “Sliding Back Down.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023

That came in response to a tweet from New Yorker reporter Isaac Chotiner, who wrote an extensive 2007 feature story for The New Republic called "Frank Luntz's Tarnished Legacy."

From Salon • May 28, 2021

Tarnished chandeliers and lighting fixtures were missing bulbs.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2021

“Somehow I became respectable,” he laments on the first page of his new tell-almost-all memoir, “Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder.”

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2019

“Your eyes didn’t light up like when I gave you Embroideries and Astro City: The Tarnished Angel,” I said.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan