dirtied

Example Sentences

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During one spurt of construction, High Point offered free carwashes and valet service because the dust dirtied vehicles and the work limited parking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

“Game of Thrones” dirtied up the high-fantasy genre; “Deadwood” the Western; “Watchmen” the superhero story.

From New York Times • May 6, 2024

Mr Darmanin also said the officer had also "dirtied and spat on the uniform of the Republic and his 250,000 other police and gendarme colleagues".

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024

It depicts the bust of Sir Ernest Shackleton, wearing dirtied yellow suspenders, his face benevolent and tough, but blurred by the thickness of the paint on canvas.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

I’ve mussed my hair, dirtied up my face, hidden my purse, and I have a real armband on my coat instead of one that will only bear a glance.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron