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sully

[suhl-ee] / ˈsʌl i /


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Others are still in their sullied running jerseys.

From Literature

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

None of the high-born men he knows would sully their steel in the name of protecting the innocent.

From Salon

Anyone associated in any way with Jeffrey Epstein would sully the Olympics, especially an organizer thereof.

From Los Angeles Times

I had imagined that retirement would offer a life unshackled at last, a blissful new chapter in which workplace anxiety no longer sullied my contentment.

From The Wall Street Journal