dirtying

Example Sentences

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Osaka prefectural police on Wednesday said Ryu Shimazu and Toshihide Oka were arrested on suspicion of obstructing business and destroying and dirtying property.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023

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

She opened the shed where we kept the coal and dug around, dirtying her hands, until she excavated a garment bag, then another, then another.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman