Example Sentences

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Ms Orowba responded by saying she was disappointed to be questioned over "an accident that is natural... I have stained my clothes".

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2023

Remember that not all historic homes have stained woodwork; the trim colors in Colonial Williamsburg are fabulous.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2022

“They say they’ll take reprisals on Monday against those who don’t have stained fingers,” she said, referring to the indelible ink used to mark hands to prevent double voting.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2021

The study challenges a previous analysis of the way blood released during a crucifixion would have stained a wrapped body.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 15, 2019

The saliva would have stained regular furniture, but it went right through the plastic weave of the lawn chair, which was another plus.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan