Example Sentences

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No doubt she tried in some cases, staining the Justice Department in the process.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

After thinly slicing and staining tissue from 38 normal pancreatic samples onto hundreds of sequential 2D slides, the researchers developed CODA, a machine-learning pipeline, to analyze and reconstruct the slide images into digital 3D images.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2024

Harald PrÜss of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Charité University Hospital of Berlin is a close collaborator of Tebartz van Elst—and his go-to person for staining rodent brain slices for autoantibodies.

From Science Magazine • May 15, 2024

I’ve already started to see the early signs of staining on the neck and the cuffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024

The scale flashed in the sunlight, catching the sunshine and staining it crimson.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack