Collocations for "mar"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mar" in context.
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mar
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- marred her [appearance, beauty, stunning features]
- the [blemish, scar] marred her [appearance]
- mar the [victory, event, celebrations]
- the [victory] was marred by [violence, a death]
- marred the memory of
- the [day, occasion] was marred by [violence]
- [bad weather, rain, storms] marred the [trip, vacation, excursion]
- the [trip] was marred by [bad weather]
- mar a [table, door, face]
- [her fingers, the scratch, the baby] marred the [table]
- paint over the mars on the wall
- mars from the moving
- a [deep, superficial] mar
- left a mar on the [wood, marble]
- left a mar on the [furniture, floor, counter]