How do you use Sullying in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Sullying meaning
present participle and gerund of sully
Using Sullying
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of sully
- In the example corpus, sullying often appears in combinations such as: of sullying, and sullying.
Context around Sullying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sullying
- In this selection, "sullying" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, almonte stand out and add context to how "sullying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include it and sullying almonte s and nation and sullying its image. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sullying" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sullying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As such, a project like this runs the risk of sullying that legacy. (13 words)
He then steadily proceeded to prove his claim, fracturing the nation and sullying its image overseas. (16 words)
Bringing X-23 back might further run the risk of sullying what "Logan" accomplished for some fans. (17 words)
Taking an internal disagreement on how Almonte should have responded to the Humboldt tragedy, alerting the national media about it and sullying Almonte’s reputation across the nation has gone too far. (32 words)
There are many locations along the 128 wine corridor where the small vintners can get together and serve tasters without sullying our Sunday afternoons at home. (26 words)
Bringing X-23 back might further run the risk of sullying what "Logan" accomplished for some fans. (17 words)
Example sentences (5)
Bringing X-23 back might further run the risk of sullying what "Logan" accomplished for some fans.
He then steadily proceeded to prove his claim, fracturing the nation and sullying its image overseas.
There are many locations along the 128 wine corridor where the small vintners can get together and serve tasters without sullying our Sunday afternoons at home.
As such, a project like this runs the risk of sullying that legacy.
Taking an internal disagreement on how Almonte should have responded to the Humboldt tragedy, alerting the national media about it and sullying Almonte’s reputation across the nation has gone too far.
Common combinations with sullying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of sullying 2×
- and sullying 2×