tarnished
Speech parts
1. tarnished - Adjective
2. tarnished - Verb
Meaning
of Tarnish
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When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.
Memory. - It is a mirror, that retains, and retains forever. Nothing is lost in it, nothing is erased. But it can be tarnished. And then one sees nothing in it.
God, how pointless and empty the world is! Days filled with cheap and tarnished moments succeed each other, restless and haunted nights follow in bitter routine: the sun shines without brightness, and the moon rises without light.
Religion has been terribly tarnished in the course of time, its pristine purity has long since vanished under the regime of creed, and it is no longer Catholic, that is to say, Universal.
It is unfortunate that the poor judgment shown by a small group of young actors has tarnished the reputation of every child who has ever appeared before a camera.
Runaway son, a shining jewel; runaway daughter, tarnished.