soiled

Example Sentences

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Soiled linens, unable to soak up the mess, sit discarded in a heap nearby.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2022

Soiled clothing, knotted plastic bags and fast-food containers were clogging the gutter.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2019

Soiled hands or exam gloves can then deposit bacteria and other pathogens on a phone and its case, or on the point-of-care tablets used to document medication administration and other routine activities.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2019

Q. Soiled sleepover: I can’t really wrap my head around what happened and what I should do—if anything.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2016

"Soiled you, is more like it. And you better get back to work, before Mother sends you home, too."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton