blemish
verb (used with object)
to destroy or diminish the perfection of.
have blemished
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present perfectof blemish.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But a project now underway plans to rid the West Bank site of the explosive devices, clearing away the relics of war that have blemished the sacred place for nearly five decades.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2018
Several poor defensive performances have blemished the schedule.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2018
A spate of attacks against Chinese tourists in recent years have blemished the city's reputation, prompting negative headlines in the local Chinese media.
From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2014
Most have involved hours of slow rehabilitation from the assorted injuries and operations that have blemished the 2001 European Footballer of the Year's career.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2013
With all the passion and longing that he had held in control, refusing to acknowledge even their existence, as if the mere recognition of them would have blemished her, he caught her to him.
From Success A Novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams
