taint
noun
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
taints
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present tense formof taint (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“Where is the line between an ethical lapse or a political misjudgment and something that kind of taints this office?” he asked.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
That authentic silhouette would erase the creep of modernization that taints many rental costumes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
This anthropological ethnic elitism was a common underpinning feature of much 19th-century archaeology and taints aspects of some of the speculation regarding American Vikings in the 21st century.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2023
Anything that taints their preconceived notion of how they should be.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2023
As if having a sofa in a house on the ground taints its history in a house up in the sky.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
