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Tarnishes in a sentence
Tarnishes meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of tarnish
Using Tarnishes
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of tarnish
- In the example corpus, tarnishes often appears in combinations such as: tarnishes the, that tarnishes, quickly tarnishes.
Context around Tarnishes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tarnishes
- In this selection, "tarnishes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, quickly, article, award, slowly, quickly and black stand out and add context to how "tarnishes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include air quickly tarnishes to a and badge quickly tarnishes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tarnishes" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tarnishes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The "look at me" badge quickly tarnishes. (7 words)
Chemical properties Ytterbium metal tarnishes slowly in air. (8 words)
Neptunium metal is silvery and tarnishes when exposed to air. (10 words)
Thus the Octavius may have earned the distinction of being the first Western sailing ship to make the passage, although the fact that it took 13 years and occurred after the crew was dead somewhat tarnishes this achievement. (38 words)
In short, the lengthy article tarnishes the image of the celebrity figure formerly viewed by the media as whistle-clean and selfless, perhaps a telling sign of some cracks in ruling class consensus. (33 words)
Merrill stressed that is not a partisan issue, but when someone tarnishes the integrity of the elections process so badly beyond repair, that individual needs to be held to account. (30 words)
Example sentences (16)
In short, the lengthy article tarnishes the image of the celebrity figure formerly viewed by the media as whistle-clean and selfless, perhaps a telling sign of some cracks in ruling class consensus.
Such behaviour not only jeopardises the safety of others but also tarnishes the reputation of our loyal fan base.
He therefore has to explain to Zambians also because this tarnishes the country’s reputation.
The fact this guy is getting the MVP award tarnishes it completely and makes it a joke.
All Street.” in its promotions that tarnishes a brand beloved by millions of children for nearly 50 years, the lawsuit claims.
Merrill stressed that is not a partisan issue, but when someone tarnishes the integrity of the elections process so badly beyond repair, that individual needs to be held to account.
The "look at me" badge quickly tarnishes.
The state-run carrier said it would weed out any deterrent that tarnishes or maligns its image due to its own inadvertent lapse or resulting from any external machination.
Chemical properties Ytterbium metal tarnishes slowly in air.
It has a metallic luster that, when exposed to air, quickly tarnishes to a bluish-gray tinge, resembling lead.
Neptunium metal is silvery and tarnishes when exposed to air.
Properties Physical properties Pure thulium metal has a bright, silvery luster, which tarnishes on exposure to air.
Silver however tarnishes quickly and the silver sulfide that is produced is poorly conductive, degrading connector performance, making silver a poor choice for this application.
Thorium metal is silvery and tarnishes black when exposed to air, forming the dioxide.
Thus the Octavius may have earned the distinction of being the first Western sailing ship to make the passage, although the fact that it took 13 years and occurred after the crew was dead somewhat tarnishes this achievement.
When freshly prepared, it has a silvery-white metallic lustre, but then slowly tarnishes in air.
Common combinations with tarnishes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: