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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are stained" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has been marked or discolored, typically by a substance that leaves a mark.
Example: "The tablecloths are stained from the red wine spill during the dinner party."
Alternatives: "are marked" or "are discolored".
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are stained
noun
A discoloured spot or area.
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The collagen fibers are stained blue, muscle fibers are stained red, and cell cytoplasm and nucleus are stained light red and dark brown, respectively.
Rugs are stained, corners are scuffed; the staff looks frazzled.
KAREN ERICKSON'S hands are stained shades of blue and green.
Your hands are stained forever with her blood".
She has her head shaven like any other Kenyan schoolgirl, her teeth are stained.
The reputations of George W Bush and Tony Blair, are stained, perhaps indelibly, by it.
Her back is all red and grazed and her running shorts are stained.
His white shirt front and sleeves are stained and his shoes are muddy.
These are stained a yellowish brown, the color of most excavated fossils.
Drink mulled wine until your head spins and your lips are stained cinnamony purple.
My memories of their early years are stained with fear and dread.
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