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is sullying

  • present progressive
    of sully (3rd person singular).
    sully
    verb (used with object)
    to soil, stain, or tarnish.

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"I think it's greedy - monetising something that is so pure like Test cricket feels like it is sullying the game. It just doesn't sit right with me."

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025

In addition, many Americans are apprehensive that the war is sullying the nation's image abroad and aware that it is creating strains in relationships with long-standing friends.

From Time Magazine Archive

Worse, he is sullying the only thing her family owns: its good name.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario