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Examples of blemish in a Sentence
A series of burn marks blemish the table's surface.
The incident blemished his reputation.
Recent Examples of blemish from the Web
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The Super Tucano has a safety record previously blemished by only two crashes since entering operation in 2003.
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This solace can come from someone else's unfiltered photo evidencing their blemished skin in its natural state, or from posting their own pictures and receiving uplifting messages of support and solidarity in the comments section.
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Reds starter Sal Romano countered with eight innings, his evening blemished only by Hunter Dozier’s 425-foot solo home run in the fifth inning.
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Don Christensen, a former Air Force chief prosecutor, told The Washington Post that even with no official punishment, the episode will likely permanently blemish their career.
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The 27-year-old nonprofit teams up with farms to collect blemished or oddly sized produce that can not be sold — and distributes the food to local communities.
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Only a trip to Kansas City and Baltimore blemish a run from the first week of October through Dec. 9 where the Bengals sleep in their own beds every night.
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The son of a Baptist preacher who grew up in the segregated South, Drayton said the discrimination complaint lodged against him at Rowan should not blemish his contributions to civil rights.
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But a new project is working to rid the West Bank site of the explosive devices, clearing away the relics of war that have blemished the sacred place for nearly five decades.
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blemish Synonyms
Synonyms
bloody, break, compromise, crab, cripple, cross (up), damage, deface, disfigure, endamage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, spoil, vitiate;
Antonyms
doctor, fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, revamp;
Near Antonyms
cure, heal, help, rectify, rehabilitate, remedy;
ameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect, refine;
Related Words
deteriorate, enervate, enfeeble, undermine, weaken;
erode, scour, wash out, wear (away);
disable, hamstring, lame, maim, mangle, mutilate, torment, torture;
annihilate, bang up, bash, batter, clobber, crush, dash, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, do in, pulverize, raze, ruin, scourge, shatter, smash, tear down, total, waste, wipe out, wreck;
Definition of blemish
: a noticeable imperfection;
especially
: one that seriously impairs appearance
Examples of blemish in a Sentence
The cream is supposed to prevent blemishes on the skin.
The table had a few scratches and minor blemishes.
The book fails to mention any of the organization's many blemishes.
The incident was a blemish on his record.
Recent Examples of blemish from the Web
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Three second half goals gave the Terriers a deserved victory, with injuries to his new signings the only blemish on a near-perfect performance.
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The one blemish on the victory was a yellow card for defender Mikael Lustig, who will now be suspended for the quarter-final in Samara on Saturday.
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That was the only blemish on Chen’s ledger Wednesday night, who departed for pinch-hitter JB Shuck in the bottom of the sixth inning.
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In Sunday's 10-4 win over the Marlins, the only two blemishes on Bundy's line were a solo home run by Justin Bour in the fourth inning and a three-run homer in the sixth by Miami All-Star first baseman.
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The only blemish for Spain was losing to the U.S. in the 2009 Confederations Cup.
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Edwin Encarnacion's seventh inning solo home run was the only blemish on his line.
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Under the galvanic direction of Grant Park’s principal conductor and artistic director, the performances carried enough strength and vitality to reduce a few errant notes and ensemble blemishes in the orchestral playing to inconsequentiality.
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The lone blemish for the 22-year-old was a solo homer in the fifth.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blemish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of blemish
1535
blemish Synonyms
Synonyms
blight, blotch, defect, deformity, disfigurement, excrescence, fault, flaw, imperfection, mar, mark, pockmark, scar;
Near Antonyms
adornment, decoration, embellishment, enhancement, ornament;
Related Words
abnormality, distortion, irregularity, malformation, misshape;
blot, blur, spot, stain, taint;
BLEMISH Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of blemish for English Language Learners
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: to make (something) imperfect or less beautiful : to hurt or damage the good condition of (something)
blemish
Definition of blemish for English Language Learners
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: a mark that makes something imperfect or less beautiful : an unwanted mark on the surface of something
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: a fact or event that causes people to respect someone or something less
BLEMISH Defined for Kids
Definition of blemish for Students
: a mark that makes something imperfect : an unwanted mark on a surface
Definition of blemish for Students
blemished;
blemishing
: to spoil by or as if by an ugly mark
- A scratch blemished the table.
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of blemish
: a mark of physical deformity or injury: as
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: any small mark on the skin (as a pimple or birthmark)
- blemishes symptomatic of acne
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: a defect of an animal (as a horse) that detracts from its appearance but does not interfere with its usefulness
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