become tainted
Example Sentences
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Eye drop bottles can become tainted by bacteria once opened, but there are easy ways to avoid contamination, according to Patricia Jackson, president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Other lawmakers, though, feared that the bill had become tainted by FTX’s influence.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022
The event faces “a critical test for its viability”, Hollywood Reporter said in an article suggesting it had become tainted by the scandal due to Weinstein’s former involvement.
From Reuters ● May 17, 2018
An association that once imbued his public image with a frisson of dark glamour had become tainted by sleaze.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 12, 2015
Even moderate-sized streamlets become tainted in the latter part of the autumn by the mass of leaves they carry down, or filter through, in woodland districts.
From The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life by Jefferies, Richard
