unstained
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Origin of unstained
Example Sentences
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He prided himself on having a mind unstained by certainties.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025
The front galleries upstairs were once printing sheds, and still signal their lapsed function through their saw-toothed windows and unstained wood floors.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2020
This attitude to politics and history is characteristic of what Hegel called “the beautiful soul”—one who remains unstained by the world because he declines to engage with it.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 12, 2018
His wildly successful stand-up concerts and albums, the smash hit TV shows, the immense comedic talent that gave him power to change pop culture - nothing is left unstained.
From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2018
The grip was virgin leather, soft and black, as yet unstained by sweat or blood.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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