Words similar to marred

Example sentences for: marred

How can you use “marred” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Halle Berry's pet biopic (she stars and executive produces) of Dandridge, the first African-American to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, gets a lukewarm reception: "a devoted but ultimately dull hagiopic" marred by "a flat script and uninteresting narrative" (James Poniewozik, Time ). Some of the more sordid parts of Dandridge's life have been left out, and several critics say that while Berry captures Dandridge's beauty and glamour, she lacks her heat and sensuality.
The NYT mentions that his career was "marred by two decisions:" his publishing of the bogus Hitler Diaries and, despite his personal knowledge to the contrary, publishing Joe Klein's denial of writing "Primary Colors."
Another of dad's embarrassing failures might cause me to slip back into the alcoholic fog that marred my childhood, had any such fog actually existed, which it did not.
A good point, but marred when Ignatius, trying to tie up his column too neatly with a bow made from the day's news, adds Hurricane Floyd to his list.
As Madeleine Albright arrived in the Middle East to join the tense Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, various commentators in the Arab press drew parallels between the current state of Arab politics and the indiscipline, score-settling, and violence that marred the two-week biennial Pan-Arab Games which ended Tuesday in Amman, Jordan.