Example Sentences

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In her testimony, Hermoso insisted she had not given her consent and said the incident had "stained one of the happiest days of my life".

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

Many other bottles were intact, but had stained labels.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

When I put a coat of this colored urethane on the woodwork, as well as a scrap we had stained, it was a perfect match.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2022

Birstall seemed anxious to move on, blotting out the memory of a man who had stained the reputation of their community.

From The Guardian • Dec. 6, 2019

It was this that had stained the pools Matt had noticed when he first arrived.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer