Example Sentences

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A series of corruption scandals have tainted the public’s view of City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2022

The leaching agents have tainted tributaries of Myanmar’s main river, prompted landslides and poisoned the earth, according to witnesses, miners and local activists.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2022

Corcoran then tried a very different line of attack, suggesting that Amerling’s past work history and book club membership with a prosecutor might have tainted the case.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2022

We know you have waited 16 months to be at a full stadium of Saints fans getting behind the team and today's issues will have tainted that experience for a large number of you.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2021

“You say, ‘You have tainted my house with sick medicine and must remove the curse with sweetness.’

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston