Example Sentences

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“I am sure your family and business partners will learn about you and your misdeeds from these interviews and will provide exposure that will taint your record forever,” she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

I’m afraid this position will taint my prospects of getting a role for which I’m qualified as well as for a salary commensurate with my experience.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023

Plaintiff’s attorneys were furious about Jones mentioning he is bankrupt, which they worry will taint a jury decision about damages.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2022

It will taint the overall message in the eyes of our leaders.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2020

This is a sham moral, as indeed everything in the book is a sham, except the one element in the book which will taint every young mind that comes in contact with it.

From Oscar Wilde: Art and Morality A Defence of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Mason, Stuart