dirtying
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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
Travers extended two fingers and shook Ron’s hand as though frightened of dirtying himself.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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