dirtying

Example Sentences

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To prevent that dust from dirtying the bed, clean the fan after you strip the sheets and before you vacuum the mattress.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

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

From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2023

Next, the dough gets slathered with a honey butter you can make in the microwave if you don’t feel like dirtying a saucepan.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

“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

Maybe some seedlings had not been planted into their underwater beds properly, or perhaps our pig was eating the wrong kind of garbage, or maybe one of our chickens was dirtying our doorway.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep