sully

Example Sentences

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Macron almost immediately responded on X: "Shame on those who wanted to sully his memory," he wrote.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

He feels waiting any longer would just sully his father’s name.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

Why would millennials, unable to own their own places, sully the site of our nostalgia by playing as landlords?

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2024

Piers Morgan is staying true to form in his latest criticism of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, trying to make something out of nothing as he continuously endeavors to sully their reputations.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2024

No cars had yet left their tracks to sully the road.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu