dirtied

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The windows are another part of the spacecraft not quite working as planned after they were dirtied by the astronauts spending a lot of time "glued to the windows" while taking photographs.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

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

Soon after word of the war’s end reaches Bertie and Sofie, Bertie discovers an emaciated young man unconscious in the asparagus patch “in the dirtied stripes of a camp prisoner.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2025

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

Dust from along the skirting board had dirtied her hands and the back of her dress.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan