Example Sentences

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But while megaconstellation light pollution will mar some of VRO’s views, it won’t stop the observatory from being the discovery engine that astronomers have long dreamed about.

From National Geographic • Jan. 9, 2024

You should not attend if you know that your presence will, through no fault of your own, cause a scene that will mar the event.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

Critics have pointed out that a cable car is not a suitable transit solution and the massive steel towers supporting the cables will mar the historic landscape.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2022

Snider, who lives near the proposed site, worries it will mar the landscape.

From Reuters • Apr. 7, 2022

A variation from the right tone will mar the whole effect.

From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.