distain

archaic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for distain
Verb
  • Make Glass Shower Doors Sparkle The entire aesthetic of your bathroom can take a big hit the moment your glass shower door begins to look streaky, stained, or foggy.
    Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
  • As Shilpa notes though, the plastic has a tendency to stain, especially when slicing carrots or beets.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of dirtying a larger pot for your supporting dishes, this quaint cooker will come in handy for quick (or slower simmering) concoctions while matching your kitchen atmosphere.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Having dirtied himself in the catacombs beneath the papacy’s home, our scrappy archaeologist emerges into none other than a resplendent re-creation of the Sistine Chapel.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The charred footprint of the Eaton fire, which blackened more than 14,000 acres, is the most worrisome.
    Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
  • In one corner, fires from ancient rituals had left the limestone ceiling blackened by soot.
    Gina DeCaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • His baby mothers began feuding as a result of this announcement, with one of them, Maranda Johnson, soiling his vehicles.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Warm or hot water should be reserved for towels and bedding, cotton undergarments, and clothing heavily soiled with oil.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of merely mucking it up, Vancouver began to muck its way into the game.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Drillers used mucking poles to vault between platforms because setting a boot in the muck was a risk.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024
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“Distain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distain. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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