sully
verb (used with object)
to soil, stain, or tarnish.
had sullied
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past perfectof sully.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She said Hill being named captain had "sullied" the role.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024
She said she only hoped to clear her name, one the jury — in awarding nearly $3 million for defamation — agreed Trump had sullied.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
In the meantime, he said he would continue to challenge the "nonsense, hypocrisy, sloppy logic and group-think" that had sullied the world of sustainable finance, the post read.
From Reuters ● Jul. 7, 2022
Or, perhaps it’s by eating food that the bat had sullied with its own spit, urine or faeces?
From Nature ● Dec. 30, 2014
Theodora's triumphant ascent to the throne, without a protesting voice, is conclusive evidence that no great scandal had sullied her reputation.
From Women of Early Christianity by Alfred Brittain
