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people that sully our state parks with their trash
a once-gleaming marble interior sullied by decades of exposure to cigarette smoke
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Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Not even a string of disappointing sequels, two bad movies, and odd franchise pivots by Konami has sullied its renown.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The incident — which revived memories of a massive 3-million-gallon spill almost 50 years earlier — sullied some of the state’s most pristine beaches and a rare stretch of undeveloped coastline.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
An equally nasty battle with Taylor Swift, over his ownership of her song catalogue, had sullied his public image.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Starbucks works hard to keep its coffee aroma from being sullied by food and other smells in its stores — employees aren’t even allowed to wear fragrances.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Not even a string of disappointing sequels, two bad movies, and odd franchise pivots by Konami has sullied its renown.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The incident — which revived memories of a massive 3-million-gallon spill almost 50 years earlier — sullied some of the state’s most pristine beaches and a rare stretch of undeveloped coastline.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
An equally nasty battle with Taylor Swift, over his ownership of her song catalogue, had sullied his public image.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Sully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sully. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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