Example Sentences
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I'm not surprised to see air pollution, it's why we're doing the experiment, but I can't escape a feeling of being dirtied, contaminated… sullied by it.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
During one spurt of construction, High Point offered free carwashes and valet service because the dust dirtied vehicles and the work limited parking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
And it’s only possible underground, in a place where the apocalypse hasn’t dirtied the tablecloths.
From Salon ● May 12, 2025
Berlin Dye Works offered specials to clean the clothes you’d dirtied out there at the air meet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
Note: Even if your waterer should last your flock for several days, you must still check it, in case the water has been dirtied, spilled, etc.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
