How To Use Marred In A Sentence

His actions have spoiled the accommodationist agenda, and marred the image of the revolution.
Its destruction marred the prince's reputation, and it marked the end of his military career.
It marred an otherwise fine performance from the centreback, who had been dropped the previous week. The Sun
Thus, each outlay of dutiful public "support" was eventually marred by some tactless remark or hint of encouragement to an outraged bitter-ender that, if only they kept faith, there might still be a way. Hillary Goes Out With a Whimper
In this rather archaically written biography, marred by ornate, stilted language and the author's reliance on and citation of endlessly extended passages from his great-great-grandfather's autobiography, James Mellon struggles mightily but fails to make his readers care much for or about Thomas Mellon. Banking On the Future

It is a nice programme, but marred by absurdly intrusive music. Times, Sunday Times
Even the good news was marred by signs that the anti-agreement camp within his own party is growing.
The predictions of standard economic theory – the expectation that freely operating markets will produce a certain kind of optimality – only hold good as long as the markets are not marred by serious imperfections. Limitations of markets
Fortunately, despite the recent bad weather, the underfoot conditions were reasonably good and it proved an entertaining match until heavy rain marred the final 20 minutes.
The syncopations available through this electro-extension were captivating, though Kim's performance was unfortunately marred by the multiple technical failures.
The election was marred by violence following a clash between demonstrators and police officers.
The argument has potency, but its delivery is marred by unwelcome rhetorical flourishes and a confused narrative structure. Times, Sunday Times
His face, though powerful, was marred by a long scar stretching across his forehead.
The match was marred by controversy over the Wales try. Times, Sunday Times
For the next thing that was heard of her, and that by a mere chance, was that she was marred to Mynheer van Hunker, 'a rascallion of an old half-bred Dutchman, 'as my hot-tongued sister called him, who had come over to fatten on our misfortunes by buying up the cavaliers' plate and jewels, and lending them money on their estates. Stray Pearls
Granite - a single slab, unbroken and unmarred, smoothed by Sun and Rain, hugged by Salal and Fir where it met surrounding Cliff, with Fern and Moss feathering it as it touched Pool's edge.
He wore a dark green uniform that was pressed so not a single wrinkle marred the suit's perfection.
Only the gummy ancho chili sauce marred the beauty of the dish.
What emerges is a disturbing picture of an election marred by suspicious irregularities, electoral injustices, and sinister voter purges in a state governed by the winning candidate's brother.
The demonstration was marred by violence.
May Day in Berlin has been marred by "anticapitalist" violence for more than two decades now. Mayday for Capitalism
While there is little that is new in Kirk's presentation, and the writing is marred by many infelicities and misprints, anyone who writes with sensitivity on this practitioner of Baroque poetry deserves encouragement.
The trouble with perfection is that it is so easily marred.
But the attempt was marred by technical difficulties ranging from slow camera updates to not having the cursed thing plugged in.
Don't start with the Second or Third Concertos, which are marred by sour intonation from the French musicians.
His silvery hair was unkempt, blood and bruises marred his slender body and he was skinnier than when he had come in.
The meat was cooked well enough, though marred by occasional chewiness — probably the pigeon's fault rather than the kitchen's. Times, Sunday Times
He glared savagely at the ball in his hands; the black octagons were marred by the white powder of the ceiling.
Jim Gibbons was tossed aside Tuesday -- the first incumbent governor in Nevada history to lose a nominating election after a tumultuous first term marred by a bitter divorce, allegations of infidelities and an abrasive style that alienated members of his own party. Las Vegas News - LasVegasNOW.com
7 Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing. Think Progress » BREAKING: Military Will Request $100B For Iraq Next Year, Murtha Reveals
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Darfur rebels said on Sunday they had shot down two Sudanese army helicopters in the latest reports of fighting that have marred faltering peace talks between Khartoum and other insurgents. Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
The mono audio track is marred by a bit of hiss, but is likewise free of major flaws.
It marred an otherwise impressive performance from the second-half sub. The Sun
However the day was almost marred by pointless and useless vandalism to one of the train carriage windows.
We go rafting, which is fun and exciting, although the experience is slightly marred by our obnoxious German guide, who kept pulling bullshit like getting us to paddle our raft in a circle, or steering us backwards under waterfalls. Vignettes from Reid’s Visit
It marred an otherwise impressive performance from the second-half sub. The Sun
However, the project was once again marred by its sheer scale and rising budget. Andrew Stanton confirms John Carter of Mars « Isegoria
Their wedding was marred by the death of Jenny's mother a week earlier.
Many scenes are heavily marred by dust motes, particularly those which take place at night or in shadow.
The Norwegians said the poll did not meet international standards and had been marred by violence, most of it from government supporters.
Friday's attack occurred one day after the start of the holy month of Muharram, which is especially important for Shi'ites and is often marred by bombings by Sunni extremists. Suicide Bomber Strikes in Northwest Pakistan
Only then, did she realise what was so odd about him: his entire outfit was unmarred by blood, unsoiled by mud.
Spent casings were ejected cleanly and unmarred.
The joy of the end to the war was marred, unfortunately, by a worldwide influenza epidemic.
Too much heat means the skins at the bottom of the still will start to burn and your entire batch will be marred by the burned flavors.
The long candles had burned down enough for their pale ivory smoothness to be marred by a lacy sculpture of drips. HIDING FROM THE LIGHT
A spotless reputation one minute, one marred by question marks the next - one disaster can quickly plunge even the most revered of companies into jeopardy.
There is to be a Fifa investigation into the scenes of violence that marred the end of the World Cup qualifying playoff game between Turkey and Switzerland.
It is patter, further marred by a condescending tone.
nothing marred her beauty
Though lavishly illustrated, the photos are marred in many cases by inaccurate captions or even moiré patterns that any skilled scanner operator could have avoided.
There was not much of "comeliness" in the "marred face" of an unresenting Christ, but how fascinating the autocratic, prophet-painted, empire-inscribed pose of Redemption's Champion, clad in ermine of final decree, alternately welcoming his ancient "Elect," and with awful leftward gesture upon countless millions pronouncing the changeless judgment of "Depart. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898
While the feared large-scale violence didn't happen, the vote was marred by bloodshed and unrest.
Another salutary constitutional reform -- not of Bismarck's making, for he gave his consent unwillingly and not without first having marred its beauty, but yet an effect of his great deeds -- is the Prussian "Kreis" and "Provinzial-Ordnung," first introduced in 1874. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
The report was marred by a mass of superfluous detail.
My steps crunch over the hard-packed snow that covers the drive, unmarred by a single footstep. Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer
We ate at the Castle Dining Room, an aristocratic experience unmarred by irony. Estate of the Wild
Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech.
Similar protests last year were marred by violence. Times, Sunday Times
Dignified old rowhouses on historic Mount Vernon Square were marred by iron bars on their windows.
The election was marred by allegations of ballot-box stuffing, intimidation and other irregularities. Times, Sunday Times
The carnival has been marred by violence in the past. Times, Sunday Times
A young man married is a man that’s marred.
A sweet chestnut lay close by, its glossiness marred by decisive incisor scratch marks.
But he also concludes that Obama struggles with what he calls "obsessive bipartisan disorder": a deep-seated need to unify the people around him, which stems from his childhood marred by broken families, from men who were not fathers, and from his need to make sense of being biracial while being raised by white grandparents. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Hellboy does the usual demonizing of the Nazi party that we have all grown accustomed to, but the Nazi "reality" perhaps "delusion" might be a better term marred the literal demonizing of the Nazis. Hitler and Hell
Her face was bruised, and crimson welts marred her bare arms.
‘The situation now is quite similar to what we faced at that time, which was marred by practical politics and dissatisfaction among most ulemas with Idham,’ said Yusuf.
The solemnity and dignity of the occasion were marred by this imperial affront to the former colonies.
At half time in a game marred by a strong blustery wind blowing to the city end, North trailed by nine points.
Sergeant Martin Jones of Stow police said the day itself had been unmarred by any serious incident.
But international efforts have also been marred by lack of co-ordination. Times, Sunday Times
His success was perhaps accidental, I am willing to accept, but his 5 years in office, marred by the guerilla and Cuban intromission, were the years where democracy started to set in Venezuela until that most bright moment in December 1968 when for the first time the opposition was recognized as having won the election. It will not the best and brightest: Teodoro Petkoff leaves the ring
And they ignored the way he won a meaningless election marred by murder last year with a ludicrous 93 per cent share of the vote. Times, Sunday Times
Dignified old rowhouses on historic Mount Vernon Square were marred by iron bars on their windows.
As she approached Julie she raised her eyes absently, and Julie saw a face of singular and delicate beauty, marred, however, by the suggestion of physical fragility, even sickliness, which is carried with it. Lady Rose's Daughter
A taut little nail-biter, slightly marred by a dubious moral stance. Times, Sunday Times
Good post, but the discussion was marred by a racist jerk who called Nubian a “token.” Alas, a blog » 2006 » April
Countries marred by conflict or fragility have some of the highest rates of acute and chronic undernutrition in the world.
A young man married is a man that’s marred.
Festivities in Abuja, the capital, were marred by a still-unsolved terrorist attack that killed at least a dozen people. Nigeria at 50
Various national upsets within the party, specifically revelations that one politician was on a list of tax defaulters, had also marred the image of the party and of politicians as a whole.
The calls come amid fears of a repeat of the violence which marred last year's bank holiday event when a mob went on the rampage, attacking police and burning buildings.
Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech.
The sales were also marred by violence. Times, Sunday Times
The surface of the table was badly marred up.
Its stern was marred by a gigantic chute, a ramp from sea to deck such as whaling ships use to drag aboard the 190-ton carcasses of blue whales.
It is unfortunate that these beautiful elements are marred with such mundane gameplay.
Huge black scorch marks marred the surface that would have normally been a shiny metal.
Her beauty was now marred by an expression of anger and disgust with which she regarded a behemothian man who was propped up in the middle of her bed. Madeleine: An Autobiography
Despite superbly unseasonable weather, my recent trip to the Queen's View was marred by litter strewn and uncollected over the drop from the viewing point.
The shoot was marred by protesters shutting down production at one point.
May 1st, 2006 at 4:06 am feminist of color bloggers have responded: Feministing: Intersectionality and the politics of white feminism Good post, but the discussion was marred by a racist jerk who called Nubian a “token.” Responses to the Reactions to Blac(k)ademic’s “Gender Does NOT Trump Race”
This year's festival is being held at Bramham Park for the first time after its four-year tenure at Temple Newsam Park was marred by repeated violence.
His predecessor, Democrat Bill Clinton, had a 66% approval rating in early 2001 when he stepped down after two terms marred by a sex scandal and impeachment. Iowa caucus 2012: GOP presidential candidates make their final push - live
International observers have said the process has been marred by irregularities and disorganisation, but have stopped short of calling for the vote to be annulled. Congo election sparks violent protests
A majority of her frame was obscured by a bulky armor harness painted blood red, and marred with a thousand tiny scuffs and scratches.
Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech.
The sport will always be marred by thuggish fighting.
His face was marred by five deep claw marks down the left cheek that were scabbed over, but once the wounds healed they would undoubtedly leave scars.
The picture is also dark, hazy, dirty, murky, and marred by shimmering and flicker.
At that check, the authors of these tumultuary measures fell to accusing the generals, as if they had marred the proceeding; and the Arcadians and Archaeans banded together, chiefly under the auspices of the two ringleaders, Callimachus the Parrhasian and Anabasis
She was, as always, impeccably groomed and quite beautiful, but a petulant expression on her face marred her good looks slightly.
However the day was almost marred by pointless and useless vandalism to one of the train carriage windows.
His skin was fair as a woman's, far more satiny, and no rudimentary hair-growth marred its white lustre. Chapter 4
(although Ed claimed that Walter had appropriated his most becoming tie, and that the shade of tan rather marred Wallie's own "tannery" effect), the boys finally put the camp flap down good and tight, and were off to the bay. The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar
The activity is marred by the inexplicable appearance of treasure chests that spew inane facts.
But away from formal politics, the summit was marred by street violence, looting, three shootings and 539 arrests over two days.
For the most part these aren't radical reworkings, although the omnipresent parping horns and hammering keys at times mean the sound approaches showband-esque sameyness, and a couple of tracks are marred by ham-fisted editing.
The game was marred by numerous stoppages due to injuries and it was inevitable that players would drop to the ground with cramp after the action extended into a period of extra time.
The ethnically fractured opposition failed to dislodge KANU from power in elections in 1992 and 1997, which were marred by violence and fraud, but were viewed as having generally reflected the will of the Kenyan people. Kenya
On his way to victory, Patel had four birdies in the first 18 holes, marred by a bogey and one double-bogey and four more birdies coming in, a round also spoiled by a couple of one-over par holes.
The hand-drawn animation is lush, and this is a typically sweet and enjoyable Disney effort, marred only slightly by the inclusion of Phil Collins on the soundtrack.
Their wedding was marred by the death of Jenny's mother a week earlier.
The election was marred by allegations of ballot-box stuffing, intimidation and other irregularities. Times, Sunday Times
The 70-year-old's election victory was marred by widespread protest and violence. The Sun
Robin Hood invites the shepherds and shepherdesses of the Vale of Belvoir to a feast in Sherwood Forest, but the feast is marred by the arts of the witch Maudlin, aided by her familiar, Puck-Hairy.
And Mr. Junkin shouldered the blame, his otherwise sterling 19-year career marred by that one play. One Jet's Upside-Down Dream
Their wedding was marred by the death of Jenny's mother a week earlier.
But his mellifluous tones were marred by a sniper. Times, Sunday Times
A smudge of black marred her cheek and the ribbon on her partlet was undone. Tempted by Your Touch
A young man married is a man that’s marred.
Wardle suggests that it was compelling but marred by sickly sentimentality, and also proposes that Hazlitt might even have been anticipating some of the experiments in chronology made by later novelists. William hazlitt | the man of letters « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground
The report was marred by a mass of superfluous detail.
Those salty grilled shrimp marred an otherwise respectable dish of spaghettini alla Greco with a lively tomato sauce.
England won 2-0, but it was marred by several pitch invasions as well as racist chanting, while violence flared outside the game.
In the title story, we meet a woman whose every tryst with her married lover is marred by her depressing awareness of the affair's finitude.
He had a hawkish nose, a feature that marred his otherwise handsome face.
The suicide attack in Hangu comes a day after the start of the holy month of Muharram, which is especially important for Shiites, but has been marred by bombings. StarTribune.com rss feed
Eagerly I tore it open, and instantly recognized the elegant handwriting of her ladyship -- not a blot, not a misformed letter marred the beautiful chirography of the missive; it was written with the same grace and precision that had in former days characterized her ladyship's notes of invitation to her splendid parties. Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life
It is a nice programme, but marred by absurdly intrusive music. Times, Sunday Times
It is, however, unfortunately marred by a ridiculous attempt to show a likeness between "Cagliostro" and Swedenborg, for which, by the way, Mr. Trowbridge has already been criticised by the Spectator. Alchemy: Ancient and Modern
Yet another top-flight match was marred by rank defending and shoddy midfield play. Times, Sunday Times
Germany won on penalties but the end of the game was marred by a scuffle between players and backroom staff. The Sun
Ill-cured it was, and battered and marred with ancientness and rough usage. CHAPTER XV
Only the gummy ancho chili sauce marred the beauty of the dish.
Two years of mistreatment had not marred the finish too much, although the case was scuffed here and there, and had been torn and remended with tiny, careful stitches along the belly. Magic's Promise
On the adjacent track, my train, the Kilimanjaro Express (which, curiously, goes nowhere near Mount Kilimanjaro), looked natty by comparison, its dark-olive paint unmarred. The Next Empire
He said oil slicks from the stricken leviathan still sometimes marred the bay.
Love is marred by the grubby ring he left round the bath, the dirty pants on the bedroom floor, the washing you asked him to hang out left screwed up in the washing machine.
Brisbane's narrow win was marred by a refereeing controversy in the 32nd minute.
But the plan was cancelled partly because a technical fault that marred the sound with a background hum. Times, Sunday Times
Pizarro manages to combine these romantic emotional extremes with unusual clarity, bringing out lines that can often be marred and mushed by foggy sustain pedalling.
The elegance of his appearance was only slightly marred by the great brindled feline perched on his knee. LION IN THE VALLEY
Crisp rose awkwardly, stammering a greeting and almost chewed off his tongue before falling silent and blushing, his pale features flushed, marred only by the slight bruising from where he had been struck by the man in the city.
Not only that, but his formerly vibrant face was now marred by a sickly pallor and shadows under his eyes.
Security has been tightened for today's showpiece final of cricket's NatWest one-day international series, at Lord's, after pitch invasions and firecrackers marred earlier rounds.
The company is well-respected on both Wall Street and among nonprofit housing organizations - not an easy feat in an industry whose reputation is marred by slumlords.
Cops are considering the move in a bid to avert violence that marred previous meetings between the bitter London rivals. The Sun
Although marred by poor sound due to traffic noise, this featurette marks the unveiling of Harryhausen's star on the Walk of Fame.
Security had been beefed up in the city as in the other parts of Pakistan for the Islamic holy month of Moharram, which is often marred by sectarian violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. Election Fears in Pakistan Build
The weather for the Spring Game wasn't the greatest, and rain marred the proceedings, but an announced crowd of 5.600 still showed up. Around the BigEast Conference
The argument has potency, but its delivery is marred by unwelcome rhetorical flourishes and a confused narrative structure. Times, Sunday Times
However, their lives were marred by poverty and misfortune due in large part to discrimination and prejudice.
His hands pressed against the windows, the oil of his skin marred the pristine glass. 365 tomorrows » 2010 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
A frown marred his handsome features.
walls marred by graffiti
_Made or marred; made or marred_, -- the words rang through my brain till they maddened me. A Daughter of the Snows
As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences
There is to be a Fifa investigation into the scenes of violence that marred the end of the World Cup qualifying playoff game between Turkey and Switzerland.
Winter's complexion was light, creamy, and completely unmarred by the terrible barrage of acne that most unlucky teenagers had to deal with.
But in either case, the needle never again, of itself, recovers the original virtue thus marred or lost; and if the binnacle compasses be affected, the same fate reaches all the others that may be in the ship; even were the lowermost one inserted into the kelson. Moby Dick; or the Whale
Sony's high-end Bravia XBR LCD sets have usually done very well in our Ratings of LCD TVs (available to ConsumerReports.org subscribers only), but several XBR2 and XBR3 models we tested last year displayed cloudy blotches (called "mura") that marred the picture. Sony LCD TVs: Two more standouts
This pleasing symmetry was marred only by one thing: one concerto was rubbish, the other rather good. Times, Sunday Times
The ambition was laudable but the execution was marred by a series of ill-timed and increasingly expensive acquisitions.
The report was marred by a mass of superfluous detail.
The style is faulty and the narrative marred -- if a bad egg can be spoiled -- by slang lugged in from the slums of two continents with evident labor. The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 1.
Accordingly, they fetched him in fetters, and indeed the king's anger was upstirred against him by the Minister's speech and he was troubled; so he said to him, "O base of birth, thou hast dishonoured us and marred our mention, and needs must I do away thy life from the world. Arabian nights. English
A number of problems marred the smooth running of this event.
The event was marred by crowd trouble when a section of the 300 onlookers turned on a foreign film crew.
It was graceless behaviour that marred his image as a potential leader in 2007.
It was a really nice day, marred only by a little argument in the car on the way home.
Excellently acted, it is an absorbing, ambiguous film that is free of the preachiness that marred the earlier offerings. Times, Sunday Times
A frown marred his worried features, his lips thinning out into a line.
This design, along with the hidden shock mounts in the armrest allow the outside veneer of the chair to be unmarred by screws or bolts. Boing Boing
Mr Marsh had said it was a good piece of investigative journalism which was marred by flawed reporting.
Her last year of life was marred not only by her illness but also by her husband's serious illnesses.
The election was marred by allegations of bribery. Times, Sunday Times
Her tranquility in mortal crisis was the starkest kind of contrast with her life, a life marred by needless psychological pain, no rest, no peace of mind.
Deep creased wrinkles marred his perfect, ageless, shiny red face at his nose and mouth as he spoke in a low, whispering tone.
Over the skin was a delicate tracery of black tattooing, marred by a badly healed wound that ran diagonally across the face.
Fuga_ (1743), are noteworthy designs: the former an especially powerful conception, combining a colossal order with two smaller orders in superposed _loggie_, but marred by the excessive scale of the statues which crown it. A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised
Wasn't his perception of happiness and how to attain it desperately marred?
In reality, only bags under his eyes and unshaven appearance marred his skin.
Which led to a brief conversation, marred slightly by the fact that I have a mind like a sieve, and no sooner had we parted than I realised I couldn't remember what she said her name was.
Regrettably, the book is marred by numerous infelicities and occasional outright errors of translation.
I can only imagine the tangled thoughts and confused emotions behind their outpouring as they feel the weight of a world marred by violence and loss. Christianity Today
The debate was marred by a brief lapse into unpleasant name - calling.
The Moon's glow casting its light on her form, her white tunic dress, glowing with the brilliance of the Moon, her alabaster skin, smooth and unmarred in the light.
The war years were marred only by Warnie's absence on active service until he was invalided out as a hopeless alcoholic.
I left the duty room feeling annoyed that what had promised to be another pleasant day was already marred. THE SCHEME FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT
Roger Ebert dissented, arguing that the problem with the movie was ‘a story that's marred by sophomoric satire and cheap shots.’
It's a complicated case, marred by a disputed confession, a paucity of witnesses and the sudden, explosive nature of the incident itself.
But the match was marred by sickening crowd violence. The Sun
My visit to the city was marred by all the British stag and hen parties clogging up the streets.
Outstanding beauty was marred by boxy acoustics and the artificiality of studio work.
The lurid technicolour of bruises, angry wounds, and welts marred his skin.
After years of "chatting," I actually heard her voice: a weathered, pretty thing, seemingly encased in a bygone era, unmarred by modernity.
A number of problems marred the smooth running of this event.
Mirlande Manigat, the former first lady, and Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly, a star of Haitian compas music, emerged as the top two finishers in a first-round vote in November with 18 candidates that was marred by fraud and disorganization. Haiti choosing president amid uncertainty, anger

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