have marred
- present perfect of mar.
Example Sentences
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Authorities are deeply aware of the risk of crowd crushes, which have marred similar events in the past, with TV broadcasting guidelines on how to stay safe.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
But retractions and allegations of scientific misconduct have marred the credibility of those findings.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 27, 2023
While some novel element of tragedy may yet be discovered in the particulars of the 12 dead at Churchill Downs, there's no mystery in the near-identical deaths that have marred American race tracks for years.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2023
The revelations and multiple probes into his campaign have marred what the new House majority described as a story from an openly gay GOP candidate.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
Registered and chronicled in heaven is the mind and will of our Father about us; registered and chronicled also are the defects which have marred the handiwork of God in the soul.
From Memoranda Sacra by Harris, J. Rendel (James Rendel)