sullied
Example Sentences
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And she questioned what City Hall might have been able to accomplish if it were not sullied by corruption.
From Los Angeles Times
Swift seemed to acknowledgethe Ticketmaster furor that sullied the run-up to the tour when she told the crowd of more than 70,000 that she understands it took “considerable effort” for them to be there.
From Seattle Times
Peaceful protests were sullied by the looting of downtown stores, including some owned by immigrant people of color.
From Seattle Times
Dreaming up their material lives through the fateful years that followed would have sullied the idyllic “ever and ever” he’d suggested at the close of his book.
From New York Times
The Haiti assassination has stirred deep discomfort in Colombia, where the military’s reputation had already been sullied in the so-called false positive scandal.
From Los Angeles Times
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