verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
only
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Sally lived in a happy whirl marred only by worrying about how far she should go.
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His round of 70 was marred only by a double bogey at the twelfth and a bogey at the thirteenth.
■ NOUN
violence
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The election day was marred by violence , and at least ten people were reported killed in anti-government demonstrations in three cities.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Electricity cables and oil pipelines mar many of the world's most beautiful landscapes.
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He had handsome Arabic features, marred by a long scar across his face.
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Outbreaks of fighting and lawlessness marred the New Year celebrations.
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The movie's premiere was marred by gang-related violence.
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The race was marred by a horrific accident involving Niki Lauda.
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The table was marred by cigarette burns.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Do these really mar our understanding of informative articles, aiming to make us wiser on equestrian subjects?
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During the rest of that day there was no other adventure to mar the peace of their journey.
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First, the campaign was free and fair, though marred by mudslinging.
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I see what were once beautiful, shade-giving trees left marred and destroyed.
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Low, clear conditions marred Bradford's charity open on the usually prolific Cowthorpe reaches of the River Nidd.
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The occasion was marred by bickering.
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There was no incident of any kind to mar the journey until we ran into that ditch in Rodgers Field.
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Two unsightly slush machines mar the ambience, and tacky little bowls of pretzels are strewn throughout.