dirtying

Example Sentences

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Groups, including the United Nations children's charity Unicef, have said that girls in Sierra Leone often miss school during their periods for fear of dirtying their uniform.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

It’s a plan that risks pleasing no one, while also dirtying the company’s valuation.

From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2023

“Not that there has not been any efforts, there have been several cleaning campaigns, but there are more people dirtying it. People are the problem.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2022

“But he said arguments spoil its beauty, and that he would feel as if he was dirtying a flower with muddy hands.”

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2022

Travers extended two fingers and shook Ron’s hand as though frightened of dirtying himself.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling