Example Sentences

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On Tuesday, Scott retired three of the four batters he faced, with only a well-placed single through the right side of the field — a “soft-serve hit, as Roberts put it” — marring the outing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

A cycle of ephemeral emperors, military mutinies and civil wars had begun, marring Rome’s third century.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Sandisk’s stock is off fractionally on Tuesday, with the report hardly marring the first anniversary of the split.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Hundreds of pupils in Indonesia fell ill after eating free school meals, officials said Wednesday, in the latest case of alleged food poisoning marring a government-funded programme.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

The one in front of them had a pink scar marring the olive skin next to his left eye.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack