Example Sentences

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Tunnel vision, bad statistics, and poor human intuitions about coincidence had marred the investigation.

From Science Magazine • 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 • Jan. 25, 2022

He was upset because it had marred a game played in Denver’s thin air, amid even thinner margins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2022

They longed for a break with the corruption and instability which had marred Italian politics for a decade.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2016

Fish is the staple article of food, and when the summer catch has been a poor one a winter famine is the invariable result, and this is what had marred our progress.

From From Paris to New York by Land by De Windt, Harry