taint

Example Sentences

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“It’s a crisis for a unit when its head is suspected of such serious violations of the law,” he said, adding that the episode shouldn’t “contaminate and taint the entire unit.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

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

Ms Niaz-Dickinson told the tribunal in her closing submissions: "There is no evidence whatsoever that the second shortlisting was conducted with any taint of racial bias."

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

His sword helped taint the throne you sit on, Ned thought, hut he did not permit the words to pass his lips.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin