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Get to know Stain better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like blot or spot.

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Stain in a sentence

Related words

Stain | Stained | Stainless | Stains | Staining | Staines | Staind | Stainer | Stainton

Stain meaning

  1. A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.
  2. A blemish on one's character or reputation.
  3. A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.

Synonyms of Stain

blot spot soil grime filth dirt colour color colouring material coloring material visual aspect appearance discolouration discoloration grease

Related words

Other words often associated with Stain or its synonyms:

grunge uncleanness dirtiness stuff change material daub earth smear blemish quality smudge

Using Stain

  • The main meaning on this page is: A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances. | A blemish on one's character or reputation. | A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
  • Useful related words include: blot, spot, soil, grime.
  • In the example corpus, stain often appears in combinations such as: stain on, the stain, and stain.

Context around Stain

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

violet 2× despite 1× adopting 1× microscopical 1× nissl 1× golgi 1× special 1× moeller 1× tar 1× satanic 1×

Often after:

shows 2× dark 1× green 1× pink 1× mix 1× technique 1× fighting 1× remains 1×

Sentence patterns with Stain

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a moeller stain is used 1× a rich stain to a 1× a satanic stain on an 1× a special stain technique called 1× a yellow stain 1× alone and stain the celebrity 1× an indelible stain with his 1× begrudgingly adopting stain s ideology 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and yet the 1× but the stain 1× current secrecy efforts 1× despite stain not 1× each purchase comes 1× five years later 1×

Common sentence endings:

a protective topcoat 1× a yellow stain 1× an edenic landscape 1× and easily accessible 1× back remains jarring 1× cloth vishnefske says 1×

Words around Stain

Just before it in the word index:

staikouras 2 staikos 3 staiger 2 staid 40 stai 3 stahlkopf 6

Just after it in the word index:

stainbank 3 stainburn 2 staind 8 staindl 2 stained 402 stainer 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

alt 312 banda 312 belmont 312 bowel 312 chrysler 312 compromising 312

Corpus analysis for Stain

  • In this selection, "stain" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, violet, despite, adopting, shows, dark and green stand out and add context to how "stain" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a moeller stain is used and a rich stain to a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stain" sits close to words such as alt, banda and belmont, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stain

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Five years later, the moral stain remains. (7 words)

Even when it’s boiled, it leaves a yellow stain. (10 words)

But the stain of a conviction stays on their record forever. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Gram-negative bacteria cannot retain the violet stain after the decolorization step; alcohol used in this stage degrades the outer membrane of gram-negative cells making the cell wall more porous and incapable of retaining the crystal violet stain. (39 words)

These alternative products, however, must be applied over a stain if the user wants the wood coloured; clear or blond shellac may be applied over a stain without affecting the color of the finished piece, as a protective topcoat. (39 words)

Despite Stain not joining the new League, his villainy inspires others to seek out the League of Villains with the new founders begrudgingly adopting Stain's ideology of completely dismantling modern society and the heroes that defend it. (38 words)

Question examples

Got the odd stain or mark on your wall that you wish you could just erase? (16 words)

Example sentences (20)

Nuclei will stain dark blue, squamous cells will stain green and keratinised cells will stain pink/ orange.

If absolutely nothing else is budging the stain, “Mix equal parts white vinegar and water, then dab the solution onto the stain with a cloth,” Vishnefske says.

Put a tissue or a clean towel under the stain and ensure that the fabric in the area of the stain is flat and easily accessible.

Despite Stain not joining the new League, his villainy inspires others to seek out the League of Villains with the new founders begrudgingly adopting Stain's ideology of completely dismantling modern society and the heroes that defend it.

Gram-negative bacteria cannot retain the violet stain after the decolorization step; alcohol used in this stage degrades the outer membrane of gram-negative cells making the cell wall more porous and incapable of retaining the crystal violet stain.

Hematoxylin and eosin ( H&E stain ) is the most commonly used light microscopical stain in histology and histopathology.

The Nissl stain shows the cell bodies of neurons; the Golgi stain shows the dendrites and axons of a random subset of neurons.

These alternative products, however, must be applied over a stain if the user wants the wood coloured; clear or blond shellac may be applied over a stain without affecting the color of the finished piece, as a protective topcoat.

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To combat this, a special stain technique called a Moeller stain is used.

And since many of these aggressors are prominent public figures, it’s not easy for a woman to go public alone and stain the celebrity’s public image and tell the world what happened to them.

And yet the visual — Turner in a Red Sox uniform, his signature pine tar stain above the No. 2 on his back — remains jarring.

But the stain of a conviction stays on their record forever.

Current secrecy efforts help guard the animals from an extermination ethos shared by many early settlers: a belief in a God-given duty to kill rattlesnakes as a satanic stain on an Edenic landscape.

Each purchase comes with the brand's stain-fighting Oxy Formula, and the cordless device lets you easily navigate wherever you wish.

Even when it’s boiled, it leaves a yellow stain.

Five years later, the moral stain remains.

From a rich stain to a bright flash of colour, giving your fence a fresh coat of paint may be all that’s needed to breathe some life into your outdoor space.

Got the odd stain or mark on your wall that you wish you could just erase?

His football career never got started but it's fair to say he's left an indelible stain with his involvement in the sport.

It goes on like a stain, and makes me feel polished no matter what I’m wearing.

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Common combinations with stain

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stain" in a sentence?
An example: "Nuclei will stain dark blue, squamous cells will stain green and keratinised cells will stain pink/ orange." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "stain" from authentic English texts.
What does "stain" mean?
Stain means: A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.
What are synonyms of "stain"?
Common synonyms of "stain" include: blot, spot, soil, grime, filth, dirt, colour, color. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "stain" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "stain", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.