unsullied
adjective
un·sul·lied
ˌən-ˈsə-lēd 
: not soiled or tarnished : not sullied
an unsullied reputation
Examples of unsullied in a Sentence
only unsullied vestments are ever appropriate for church services
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John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
This is pure, unsullied Sicily at its best before even the Ancient Greeks got their deft hands on the island.
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The crux of the change for Tarantino is that the experience of theater is still unsullied, whereas with movies, people are on their phones and the theatrical window is teeny tiny.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
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John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
This is pure, unsullied Sicily at its best before even the Ancient Greeks got their deft hands on the island.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Ghibli managed to do it in a way that was relatively independent and unsullied of that business.
—Ryan Gaur, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
The crux of the change for Tarantino is that the experience of theater is still unsullied, whereas with movies, people are on their phones and the theatrical window is teeny tiny.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsullied
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“Unsullied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsullied. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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