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sullies

  • plural of sully.
  • present tense form of sully (3rd person singular).

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"This summit does not dignify anyone, rather, it dirties them, it sullies them. We Latin Americans have to defend ourselves so that they respect us."

From Reuters • May 19, 2022

Trivializing the suffering of those targeted for extermination by comparing it to modern-day difficulties sullies the memory of the victims.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2022

The least important is the structure itself, unless it sullies the site it occupies and increases the indebtedness of the people it serves.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2020

No such fluff sullies the lexicon of Burke’s latest character.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2019

Now the ass sullies it with its feet, but the stream rolls on and on, and becomes clear again.

From What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales by Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William)