distain

archaic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for distain
Verb
  • Any home cleaning product can cause staining and shrinking.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Address any spills in your sink right away to reduce the opportunity for staining.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As more success suddenly comes his way, McKinstry has remained the same, friendly and chuckling at his locker, dirtying his jersey and pestering opponents on the field.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 10 July 2025
  • Some were prosthetic buttocks, but others were people’s own buttocks, but in various states, like dirtied down and with partial covering.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Currently, according to Applebee's website, menu items include bourbon street chicken and shrimp, hot honey glazed chicken and blackened Cajun salmon.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Video of the aftermath showed only debris from the collision and the ground blackened as though from a large explosion or fire.
    David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wearing shoes in the home tracks soil from outside, leaving floors dirtier and requiring more frequent sweeping.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The former president had probably dreamt of the moment of her upcoming detention before, imagining crowds of frenzied supporters standing between her and the police , unwilling to allow their leader to be soiled by the dirty hands of the crooked security forces.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • There are also sparking car engines, microwave ovens, lightning strikes, GPS signals, reflections off the ionosphere, and even bird poop on the antenna to muck things up.
    David Szondy July 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
  • After 30 years of mucking about with a kings-of-Britpop rivalry, Damon Albarn is admitting what everyone and Flimsy Steve have known for some time: Oasis is a bigger deal than Blur.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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“Distain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distain. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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