stained
Example Sentences
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Also, the dog stained the oak floors by regularly urinating in the living room.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
From the floor to ceiling, more than 20,000 books were crammed every which way into shelves they’d built and stained themselves nearly 20 years before.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Property damage looks like stained carpeting, unusual paint colors or damaged appliances.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Blood stained the white limestone rocks, blending in with the West Bank's distinctive reddish soil.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
The workers’ hands would be stained yellow; so would the ankles of the khan’s white horse.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
