become tainted
Example Sentences
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Eye drop bottles can become tainted by bacteria once opened, but there are easy ways to avoid contamination, according to Patricia Jackson, president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2023
Other lawmakers, though, feared that the bill had become tainted by FTX’s influence.
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2022
John Pellettieri, a Justice Department lawyer, said prosecutors took steps to ensure the case did not become tainted.
From Reuters • Jan. 26, 2017
An association that once imbued his public image with a frisson of dark glamour had become tainted by sleaze.
From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2015
Three or four glasses constitute a dose of the waters of the Marecqu�rie, they should be drank at the fountain, as they soon become tainted.
From Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France by Holdsworth, J. H.
