sully

None of the high-born men he knows would sully their steel in the name of protecting the innocent.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

Macron almost immediately responded on X: "Shame on those who wanted to sully his memory," he wrote.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025

He feels waiting any longer would just sully his father’s name.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2024

“I don’t want to sully it with people who are looking to — I mean, I don’t look at the comments. People tell me, ‘God, they’re just murdering you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

He fought for its honor when other kids dared to sully it.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

"This summit does not dignify anyone, rather, it dirties them, it sullies them. We Latin Americans have to defend ourselves so that they respect us."

From Reuters ● May 19, 2022

Trivializing the suffering of those targeted for extermination by comparing it to modern-day difficulties sullies the memory of the victims.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2022

Since I began working on the history of the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, every time crude oil sullies U.S. waters and beaches, I wait for the same sad, misleading official narrative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2021

No such fluff sullies the lexicon of Burke’s latest character.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 16, 2019

He takes no heed of it, however; in fact, a slight pout of annoyance sullies his otherwise delightful features.

From Garrick's Pupil by Auguston Filon

Plenty of Kobe Bryant fans began griping online about the Heat’s tactics, which they said sullied a legendary evening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

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 ● Feb. 8, 2026

Sweeping ocean views are sullied by hollow shells of graffiti-tagged homes and miles of chain-link fencing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

We will all be watching closely to see whether the event is sullied by New York fans who carry the reputation of being the most partisan of American sporting supporters.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

It fit me perfectly, sullied only by the despicable blue cockade I pinned to my breast.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

As far back as the 1930s, during the infamous “Bodyline” tour, English bowlers were accused of sullying the game by aiming balls directly at Australian batsmen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

"I think it's greedy - monetising something that is so pure like Test cricket feels like it is sullying the game. It just doesn't sit right with me."

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025

The Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène rendered myth a visual map that rescued the African past from the sullying grasp of empire.

From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

Miller has adamantly denied the charges and on Wednesday filed a defamation suit accusing Grisham of sullying his name.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2021

Ifemelu said, her voice rising, and then she was sobbing, apologizing to Aunty Uju, her own guilt spreading and sullying her.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie