as in pristine
free from dirt or stain
only unsullied vestments are ever appropriate for church services
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Recent Examples of unsullied
But the French upper class, either idealists or simply oblivious, believed their beautiful capital would remain unsullied.
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Ruth Peltason, airmail.news, 24 Aug. 2024
Wolves and bears still roam the silent valleys of the Principality’s unsullied interior, and a new kind of wildlife tourism has sprung up to cater for visitors keen to peer at them through telescopes.
—Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
The best way to breathe new life into the Catholic Church — both in the United States and around the world — is to empower everyday Catholics to embrace their role in spreading the true and unsullied faith.
—Tim Busch, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
Our planet is running out of unsullied landscapes; save for the polar regions, the frontiers are gone.
—Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
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Ruth Peltason, airmail.news, 24 Aug. 2024
Wolves and bears still roam the silent valleys of the Principality’s unsullied interior, and a new kind of wildlife tourism has sprung up to cater for visitors keen to peer at them through telescopes.
—Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
The best way to breathe new life into the Catholic Church — both in the United States and around the world — is to empower everyday Catholics to embrace their role in spreading the true and unsullied faith.
—Tim Busch, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
Our planet is running out of unsullied landscapes; save for the polar regions, the frontiers are gone.
—Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
See All Example Sentences for unsullied
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsullied
Adjective
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Walk the pristine beaches and sway in a hammock over the still waters of the Ionian Sea.—
Gary Portuesi,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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Despite sensational claims, no truly pristine stars have been observed.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Our field was immaculate and our team always looked great; first-class uniforms.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kyle Schwarber's fit with the Philadelphia Phillies is immaculate, but 29 other teams will get the chance to bid on him this winter anyway.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That's right—a clean, nonpartisan funding bill.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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This change limited the state's ability to secure federal funds for energy efficiency projects, address emissions of climate-warming air pollutants at a statewide level, or promote cleaner technologies that don't rely on fossil fuels.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While the cast-iron seasoning process is more complicated than maintaining other cookware like carbon-steel pans or stainless-steel ones, don’t stress.—
Julie Harans,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Oct. 2025
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The vehicle consists of two stainless-steel elements, both of which are designed to be fully reusable — a first-stage booster called Super Heavy and an upper stage known as Starship, or Ship for short.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Unsullied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsullied. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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