mar

mar
definition
verb
no wrinkles marred her face
impair the appearance of; disfigure.
example
It was towards the end of his stay, as he sat before the telephone or tapped on his cell-phone, that the first clouds appeared to 'mar' his trip.
Tuesday's attempted group suicide appeared to 'mar' the largely peaceful image of the sect's campaign.
Her outfit seemed completely unscathed, however, without even a spec of dust to 'mar' its pristine appearance.
A bitter expression crossed his features, causing angry wrinkles to 'mar' his face.
There were two distinctive scars on his face, but they did not did 'mar' his appearance.
The fungus 'mars' the appearance of infected plants, which often exhibit powdery yellow dots on their foliage.
It was well presented with only remedial work around some of the greens 'marring' its appearance.
In reality, only bags under his eyes and unshaven appearance 'marred' his skin.
The church is currently being repainted whilst construction to the front of the Secondary School 'mars' its appearance somewhat.
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.
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.
A vision of perfection, it was of the purest, sparkling silver, with neither cut, nor blemish nor scar 'marring' any aspect of its beauty.
Fresh calls are being made for council bosses to move Leeds Music Festival from Temple Newsam Park after violence 'marred' this year's event.
The Norwegians said the poll did not meet international standards and had been 'marred' by violence, most of it from government supporters.
Deep creased wrinkles 'marred' his perfect, ageless, shiny red face at his nose and mouth as he spoke in a low, whispering tone.
He wore a dark green uniform that was pressed so not a single wrinkle 'marred' the suit's perfection.
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.
My wise, knowledgeable green eyes were younger, no wrinkles 'marring' them in the slightest.
Shia proponents of the elections will argue that while the process may be 'marred' by violence, the process in the long term could end terrorism in Iraq.
For many, the cameo was quite possibly the weakest guest appearance ever recorded, 'marring' the entire middle of a potential classic.
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