SULLY Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

sully

verb

ˈsə-lē

as in to stain

to make dirty 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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Recent Examples on the Web Oh the incorruptible queen sullies herself with a lover. —

Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024 When given the chance to restore their minds to their original bodies, Stark in Doom’s body refuses, saying he’s made the name Doom mean something good, while the name Stark has been sullied. —

Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024 Had discussing diarrhoea and constipation over dinner sullied the intrigue and mystery of eroticism? —

Jess Commons, refinery29.com, 4 Feb. 2024 Race officials ultimately ruled in favor of Philipsen, but his reputation had been sullied by the end of the Tour. Evenepoel debut Soudal Quick-Step’s Remco Evenepoel will chase a podium finish in his Tour de France debut. —

Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for sully

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