untarnished
Britishadjective
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(of silver, etc) not tarnished or discoloured
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not tainted or spoiled
untarnished by graffiti
Example Sentences
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The few lucky and untarnished ones were still a pain to enjoy.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2023
L.A. was like the royal baby in a fairy tale, endowed with abundant gifts — glittering sunlight, dramatic landscapes and lovely beaches that remain untarnished — until the bad wizard shows up with the asterisk:
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2023
The grinding fallout from the Great Recession dragged down his approval ratings in the U.S., but views elsewhere in the world remained untarnished.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
“As long as the university has not determined that Dybvig has done something wrong, I think we owe him an untarnished celebration of his great scientific achievement,” Ellingsen told Bloomberg.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
This discovery ruined the reputation, up till then untarnished, of the volunteer explorers and mountain climbers, who from that day on were considered little better than a pack of bandits.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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