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Meanings of sully by in English

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Usage of sully by in English
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Their love cannot be sullied by baubles like marriage or long-term cohabitation.
The Guardian
2
If she thinks herself ill-formed, her reputation will be sullied by scandal.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien...
3
The glory of the victory was sullied by the barbarity of the soldiers.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. / Continued fro...
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But the victory was sullied by an act of great barbarity.
Holland: The History of the Netherlands
5
Has my soul ever been sullied by a single sensual desire?
The Sorrows of Young Werther
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Was it well that a deity should be sullied by a mortal's wound?
The Aeneid of Virgil
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Our flag, thank God, has never been sullied by a deed like that!
A Soldier of Virginia: A Tale of Colonel Washington and Braddock...
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A culture built upon heroism can't be sullied by incriminating YouTube clips or DUIs.
The Guardian
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But if sullied by crimes and extravagance it loses respectability.
The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830
10
Sobieski's delicate honor would have supposed itself sullied by enduring such contumely with toleration.
Thaddeus of Warsaw
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Can a man have his honour sullied by a beast?
Lady into Fox
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He wanted to keep his memories of Mai from being sullied by that smell.
Spiral
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Barry's third consecutive term was sullied by open talk of womanizing, drinking and drug use.
Reuters
14
And, can her soul be sullied by the knowledge that awfully calls her to Thee?
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman / With Strictures on Politi...
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Back in Romania, people feel sullied by the impact this diaspora has on their national image.
The Guardian
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Adam always teased him and said he didn't want his bloodlines sullied by some peasant girl.
Toxic bachelors