- present participle of dirty.
dirtying
Example Sentences
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She said the latest ban will "protect the environment and help to cut litter - stopping plastic pollution dirtying our streets and threatening our wildlife".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2023
It’s a plan that risks pleasing no one, while also dirtying the company’s valuation.
From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2023
“Not that there has not been any efforts, there have been several cleaning campaigns, but there are more people dirtying it. People are the problem.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2022
“But he said arguments spoil its beauty, and that he would feel as if he was dirtying a flower with muddy hands.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
I thought of the blood, I think, dirtying the mattress.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
