sully
Example Sentences
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Plenty of Kobe Bryant fans began griping online about the Heat’s tactics, which they said sullied a legendary evening.
None of the high-born men he knows would sully their steel in the name of protecting the innocent.
From Salon
Anyone associated in any way with Jeffrey Epstein would sully the Olympics, especially an organizer thereof.
From Los Angeles Times
I had imagined that retirement would offer a life unshackled at last, a blissful new chapter in which workplace anxiety no longer sullied my contentment.
But he has been tipped to potentially replace Thomas Tuchel as England boss after the World Cup and will not want his reputation sullied by a poor end to the season.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
