In vain now, touched with shame, he tried To wash those fatal stains away; Deep, deep had sunk the sullying tide, The leaves grew darker everyday.
The letter of Guibert to Lysiard Some of my friends have often asked me why I do not sign this little work with my own name; until now I have refused, out of fear of sullying a pious history with the name of hateful person.
In surrendering to the born Netherlander--the heroic chieftain of the illustrious house of Nassau--these Netherlanders were neither sullying their flag nor injuring their country.
Perpetual knockings at Thy door, tears sullying Thy transparent rooms," are words that go deep and touch the heart of things.
Sullying the pureness of her bridal bodice, Showed where the ball had pierced her through the heart.
She must keep herself worthy of him, nothing more, and this toilsome errand would prevent her from sullying herself with an ugly sin.
Remained faithful to his habit of not sullying his reputation by extravagance," replied the Frieslander, laughing.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sullying" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
