sully

Example Sentences

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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

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

I'm not surprised to see air pollution, it's why we're doing the experiment, but I can't escape a feeling of being dirtied, contaminated… sullied by it.

From BBC

It fit me perfectly, sullied only by the despicable blue cockade I pinned to my breast.

From Literature