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Meanings of sully by in inglês

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Usage of sully by in inglês
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Their love cannot be sullied by baubles like marriage or long-term cohabitation.
The Guardian
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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