How to Use black mark in a Sentence

black mark

noun
  • That black mark kept her from finding a new place to live.
    — Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Why do baseball players put a black mark under their eyes?
    — Adam Annaccone, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
  • There, arcing over her signature, is a jagged black mark.
    — Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Yet another black mark on his dismal record.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The only black mark against England was the bowling effort.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But this current scandal is likely to leave an ugly black mark on his legacy, as well as on the Clippers' reputation.
    — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Maye lost the ball on the final snap of the Patriots’ first drive in last week’s preseason opener against Washington, the lone black mark on a blowout win.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The decade over which this occurred is widely regarded as a black mark in American and Hollywood history.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Iran’s collapse is a black mark against China’s sales pitch to the international community that its sphere of influence can provide safety and stability outside the West.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026
  • And for America's president to show so little regard, appreciation and understanding for what Denmark has done is a black mark on America.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Being a part of Infowars was not just a temporary sacrifice, but an irrevocable black mark on all of us, and according to Jones, working alongside him would forever stain our résumés and limit our prospects.
    — Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026

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