Those photos—which experts say could have been created as early as 1850—were tarnished so badly they were unrecognizable.

Sami was trying to tarnish Layla's reputation.

Sami tarnished Layla's reputation.

Mary's reputation was tarnished by malicious gossip.

Sami was tarnishing Layla's reputation.

Mary's reputation was tarnished by gossip.

He is afraid that he will tarnish his reputation if he disagrees.

He had picked from a drawer a little tarnished cylinder, and, undoing the tape, he handed me a short note scrawled upon a half-sheet of slate grey-paper.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

Old love does not tarnish.