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
John Pellettieri, a Justice Department lawyer, said prosecutors took steps to ensure the case did not become tainted.
From Reuters • Jan. 26, 2017
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
He has been very anxious lest Brosy—our only child, dear Frau X., so you may imagine how precious—should become tainted by it.'
From The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen by Arnim, Elizabeth von
