taint

Example Sentences

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Many mom bloggers, Ms. Wiley tells Ms. Latifi, worried that the incentives that come with monetization would taint their work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

He also voiced concern that the draft lottery debate could "negatively taint the whole effort".

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

And it’s all too easy to accidentally taint a drop of blood at home.

From Slate • May 28, 2025

Such cheerful platitudes would carry a taint of irony, in retrospect, when authorities exposed the harm and suffering they alleged had been inflicted under Guo's watch.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

This time, his pause is longer, heavy with the taint of a memory better forgotten.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir