sully
verb (used with object)
to soil, stain, or tarnish.
will sully
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future tenseof sully.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Equally troublesome for Bayer is the fear that Monsanto’s legacy of genetic engineering will sully the brand, especially in the European Union, which banned GE crops in 2005.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2021
Another worry is that increased strip mining will sully the often spectacular landscape.
From Time Magazine Archive
The National Football League has brought suit against the Delaware gambit, charging that it will sully the game's reputation and lead fans to believe the sport is being fixed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soap's detractors seem to feel the show will sully the innocent minds of children in the TV audience, but a young TV viewer's mind really does not stay unclouded for long.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have too much respect for the nation from which we descended to believe that she will sully her reputation by such persevering resistance.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 3, part 2: Martin Van Buren by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)
