taint
Example Sentences
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Recalling a "very difficult time" that tainted her experience of the Games, Sharp made clear her hope that the IOC would go on to introduce the kind of universal approach that it now has.
From BBC
It sucks because then when you listen to their music or you watch their movies, the experience is tainted.
From Los Angeles Times
"It was very much a once-in-a-lifetime trip, and unfortunately, it had to be tainted by what was happening behind closed doors," she said.
From BBC
“Those one and a half hours tainted everything we did, and so much of what we did was original research.”
From Los Angeles Times
But "it is hard to tell whether they would now believe she is too tainted," said Max Goldbart, international TV editor at Deadline.
From BBC
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