mar
verb (used with object)
to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil.
had marred
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past perfectof mar.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Tunnel vision, bad statistics, and poor human intuitions about coincidence had marred the investigation.
From Science Magazine β Jan. 18, 2023
ITA, or Italy Air Transport, officially launched last October after bankrupt flag carrier Alitalia landed its final flight, ending a 74-year business history that a series of financial crises had marred in recent years.
From Seattle Times β Jan. 25, 2022
The data collection error that had marred past jobs reports continues to have some effect on the numbers.
From Washington Post β Sep. 4, 2020
Top officials from the conservative Bharatiya Janata Party government also signaled support for decriminalizing homosexuality, which some said had marred India’s standing in the international community.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 6, 2018
Suddenly the rain which had marred the great festival ceased, the sun burst forth and flooded in a splendour of light, the altar, Bishop Talleyrand, his four hundred clergy, and the king with upraised hand.
From The Story of Paris by Katherine Kimball
