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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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Suddenly, trustees needed to concern themselves with not only the size of a donor’s check but also whether the signature on it would end up sullying the institution’s name.
Enter a new class of due-diligence companies.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
As Justin seeks a way to clear James’ name without sullying his own, each participant in the trial is forced to find their own definition of doing the right thing.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
The charge, stemming from a gun being found on his tour bus in 2007, had previously sullied his perception of New York.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
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Verb
All of that sullied what was an excellent outing to that point.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Suddenly, trustees needed to concern themselves with not only the size of a donor’s check but also whether the signature on it would end up sullying the institution’s name.
Enter a new class of due-diligence companies.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
As Justin seeks a way to clear James’ name without sullying his own, each participant in the trial is forced to find their own definition of doing the right thing.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
The charge, stemming from a gun being found on his tour bus in 2007, had previously sullied his perception of New York.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Sully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sully. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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