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Meanings of besmirched in English
Synonyms
Examples for "damaged"
Examples for "damaged"
1
Recent cases had damaged New Zealand's reputation with foreign students, he said.
2
It has damaged consumer confidence in scientists, farming and the food industry.
3
Power companies are trying to stop damaged cables from triggering new fires.
4
Independence Day gunfire from Palestinian areas left eight homes damaged in Giloh.
5
Mr Marsh said about 50 power poles were damaged in the storm.
1
The flag was also spotted at a bar in Sea Point recently.
2
And some others said they didn't think the changes spotted were serious.
3
Senior officials in Dublin spotted the issue directly after the Brexit vote.
4
Four Mantimahle male lions were recently spotted 'patrolling' the Kruger National Park.
5
The operation appears to have been spotted by rival organisations in Europe.
1
The only stained windows in the building are in the west transept.
2
It took the Bayleys years of work to restore the smoke-stained remains.
3
Three armed figures in battle-stained attire picked their way among the bodies.
4
I've got symbols of five different religions in stained glass, including Shinto.
5
Results: All bleaching products have the same efficacy to whiten stained enamel.
1
She said no improper police conduct tainted the identification in Perry's case.
2
Opponents say the protests are tainted because they involved major labor organizations.
3
Why do top US colleges take money tainted by the opioid crisis?
4
The poisoning hazards include deteriorating lead paint, tainted soil and contaminated water.
5
That blinkered approach tainted all the evidence and carried into the courtroom.
1
But greater scrutiny could help improve the tarnished reputation of the sector.
2
The win, however, was tarnished by a late red card for Fernandinho.
3
His disputed election victory last August was tarnished by widespread vote rigging.
4
He wore chain mail that was of good quality, if rather tarnished.
5
When it's done right it is beautiful but last night tarnished it.
1
The vision of a day; snow, sullied and dispelled in a night.
2
The irony was that far from improving our reputation, we sullied it.
3
The good name of Canadian-South Korean animated co-productions has been sullied forever.
4
Their love cannot be sullied by baubles like marriage or long-term cohabitation.
5
Even the memory of his grand passion was now corrupted, sullied, debased.
1
The blood around the flyblown wound was congealed but not completely dry.
2
The ground floor consisted of a little Italian restaurant, of the flyblown sort.
3
On the walls were faded oleographs of generals and archbishops, flyblown and stained.
4
Valle Crusis has a blacksmith shop and a dirty, flyblown store.
5
A fellow gets flyblown if he stays in the field, so I beat it.
Usage of besmirched in English
1
In recent years, Italian football has had its winning image repeatedly besmirched.
2
Every taste I ever had in life seems to have become besmirched.
3
For as yet machinery and reeking factories had not besmirched the country-side.
4
There was not a day that had not been wasted, botched, besmirched.
5
Would you rather die with honor intact or live with it besmirched?
6
Needless to say, our spreadsheets remain un-besmirched by ink or pixels.
7
Now they had besmirched even that, by following in his wake.
8
Her soul must be horribly besmirched; he must have entirely changed her personality.'
9
The king was flushed and wild-eyed, his armor besmirched with filth from combat.
10
One thing, you have never besmirched the talents God gave you.
11
Thou hast put out the fire, Thou hast besmirched my soul.
12
All Jennifer could do was sit by while her client's name was besmirched.
13
Rather, they were piling mud, and they were besmirched from head to foot.
14
He sees a party of men in besmirched white shirts and thick trousers.
15
Therefore, you have damaged my reputation and besmirched my honor!
16
Jo was indeed fearfully and wonderfully besmirched, as by the hand of an artist.
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United Kingdom
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