Examples of sully in a Sentence
Verb
people that sully our state parks with their trash
a once-gleaming marble interior sullied by decades of exposure to cigarette smoke
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James Factora, Them., 16 Sep. 2025
The problem is, people were drinking a lot of bad ones, sullying their opinion of the drink.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
For the most part, this is about strained resources, not sullied reputations.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Joined by his irate father, Frederick (Brian Stokes Mitchell), the good doctor chastises Mrs. Kirkland for spreading gossip and sullying Peggy’s honest reputation.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
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But that historical moment was sullied when journalist Sarah Hagi posted screenshots of old X posts from Gascón, which contained racist and Islamophobic sentiments.
—James Factora, Them., 16 Sep. 2025
The problem is, people were drinking a lot of bad ones, sullying their opinion of the drink.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
For the most part, this is about strained resources, not sullied reputations.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Joined by his irate father, Frederick (Brian Stokes Mitchell), the good doctor chastises Mrs. Kirkland for spreading gossip and sullying Peggy’s honest reputation.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sully
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“Sully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sully. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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