sullied
Example Sentences
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"I come from this place that's so special to me and I felt like I'd sullied that somehow by singing about it and by making merch with my town on it," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Plenty of Kobe Bryant fans began griping online about the Heat’s tactics, which they said sullied a legendary evening.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
But he has been tipped to potentially replace Thomas Tuchel as England boss after the World Cup and will not want his reputation sullied by a poor end to the season.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
It has a history of bad actors who have sullied crypto’s good name by issuing stablecoins that turned out not to be stable.
From Slate • May 21, 2025
He was dressed now: he still looked pale, but he was no longer gory and sullied.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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