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Examples of taint in a Sentence
criticism of her sister's singing that was tainted by envy
a tendency toward conceitedness taints that athlete's status as a role model
Recent Examples of taint from the Web
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An inspector general report blamed Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page for creating an appearance of impropriety through their texts but found that the outcome of the Clinton investigation wasn't tainted by bias.
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The manner with which the Air Force is conducting the flyoff will no doubt taint the argument about which aircraft is better suited for the CAS mission.
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Though there was little independent media at the time - and local Italian media was controlled by Mussolini - the event has historically been tainted by allegations of corruption in officiating.
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Russia hopes its surprise World Cup success is finally bringing it out of the shadow of the Sochi Olympics, which were tainted by widespread doping and accusations the government was complicit.
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Investigators aren't sure exactly how the canals in this outbreak were tainted, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., explained in the statement.
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Pena Nieto’s allies and family were tainted by a string of scandals.
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It can be rationalized as an overdue reset of an American experiment that was morally tainted.
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In 2014 in Flint, Michigan, investigations exposed that the city's water supply had become tainted with lead after the city tried to diffuse its salty water with aggressive chemical treatments.
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Synonym Discussion of taint
contaminate, taint, pollute, defile mean to make impure or unclean. contaminate implies intrusion of or contact with dirt or foulness from an outside source.
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- water contaminated by industrial wastes
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- tainted meat
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- a politician's tainted reputation
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- the polluted waters of the river
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- defile a hero's memory with slanderous innuendo
Definition of taint
: a contaminating mark or influence
- the taint of scandal
Examples of taint in a Sentence
that rare political campaign that wasn't marred by the taint of false accusations
Recent Examples of taint from the Web
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That group, known as a taint team, would then do their own review of the remaining materials to determine which were privileged.
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In Vinous, critic Antonio Galloni addresses a question that’s been on all of our minds: Will smoke taint be a major issue in Napa Valley wines from the 2017 vintage?
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There is the taint of stigma and a reticence to talk openly about this kind of reproductive loss.
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Would the taint last for the entirety of his administration?
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These clergy and parishioners dismissed the humanitarian act of rescuing Jews — which was also undeniably political — as a course best avoided by a church that perceived itself above the taint of worldly affairs.
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Under the procedure, the taint team would turn over to the case investigators all the material that is relevant and not covered by attorney-client privilege.
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The judge can also use a special master to do what the taint team would do.
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In their filing on Sunday night, Trump’s lawyers said a taint team won’t be fair to the president.
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First Known Use of taint
1601
taint Synonyms
Near Antonyms
chasteness, chastity, modesty, purity, stainlessness;
honesty, integrity, probity, rectitude, uprightness;
goodness, righteousness, virtuousness;
fame;
Related Words
discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, guilt, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame;
corruption, depravity, immorality, iniquity, sin, vice;
TAINT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of taint for English Language Learners
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: to hurt or damage the good condition of (something)
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: to make (something) dangerous or dirty especially by adding something harmful or undesirable to it
taint
Definition of taint for English Language Learners
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: something that causes a person or thing to be thought of as bad, dishonest, etc.
TAINT Defined for Kids
Definition of taint for Students
tainted;
tainting
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: to rot slightly
- tainted meat
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: to affect slightly with something bad
One bad game tainted my reputation as the best.
Law Dictionary
transitive verb
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legal Definition of taint
: to damage or destroy the validity of
- evidence tainted by an illegal search
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