black eye

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Recent Examples of black eye The plea represented yet another black eye for the company after a series problems, ranging from embarrassing to tragic, for the company over the last six years. Chris Isidore, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024 The fine is the latest black eye for the Canadian bank, which has a large US operation with more than 10 million customers. Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 11 Sep. 2024 Hopper appears to have two black eyes in the booking photo attached to his jail record in Shelby County. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024 Then two sets of eyebrow tattoos are added before the black eye and lip makeup are applied. Jack Dunn, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for black eye 
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Noun
  • Helping children ‘get it right’ moves away from shame and guilt and toward feelings of positive self-worth and capability.
    Kelsey Mora, Contributor, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
  • By one hand, he is bound to himself, to his impiety, his recklessness, his envy and pride, his guilt and spite.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Limited at Friday’s practice with a hamstring injury and listed as questionable on the official injury report, Pickens was a late scratch 90 minutes before the game when the inactives were announced.
    Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • While instant hot chocolate is fast, making it from scratch is also quick and easy and tastes much better.
    Joe Difazio, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This diplomatic stalemate discredits moderates and plays into the hands of extremists on both sides who refuse to make the concessions that any viable peace treaty will require.
    Ehud Yaari, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010
  • Only Keynesians ascribe an ability of governments to increase demand, but that’s to the everlasting discredit of Keynesianism.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Lumia can increase abrasion effects without pumice stone and replace permanganate.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Warm Hands Beyond Guide Glove $135 at Beyond Clothing Leather gloves give you much better grip, dexterity, and abrasion resistance than synthetic alternatives.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • At least for the present time, the seniors will have to wear the ignominy of the team mired in a four-game losing streak and a stretch of six setbacks in the past seven contests.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Atlanta pitchers allowed a season-high 20 hits Thursday and at least 16 hits in all three games, the first time that’s happened to the Braves in 90 years, since the 1934 Boston Braves endured the ignominy.
    David O'Brien, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Bank of America expected a somewhat larger bump to November job gains of about 100,000 or more.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The top of the back will comprise a larger rectangular camera bump made of aluminum rather than traditional 3D glass.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • A little knowledge can go a long way toward maximizing what makes hosting fun and minimizing the worry your feast will lead to a lifetime of dishonor.
    Keren Landman, Vox, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Macbeth’s themes of deceit and dishonor sit squarely within the director's filmography while also crafting one of the most atmospheric and affecting Shakespeare works to date.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Other signs to watch out for, per the National Institute on Aging (NIA), include confusing the gas and brake pedals, sudden lane changes, lots of new dents or scrapes on the car, multiple near misses, and speeding or driving slowly.
    Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Among that group, minor injuries like scrapes and bruising were reported, but no victims were hospitalized.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024

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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20eye. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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