Sentence examples for have stained from inspiring English sources

"We won't go back; we can't trust the police who have stained my son's name.

If you have stained the shutters, you will want to apply a coat of clear varnish.

It is his cross to bear after the controversies that have stained his name.

The tragic problems of ethnic, religious and gender intolerance have stained every region of the globe.

Not that any of these stories seem to have stained their subjects' reputations too heavily.

Adults that have been brooding or feeding nestlings may have stained and soiled belly feathers (Skutch 1948).

They are strikes against terrorists, people whose unpardonable crimes have stained Islam and made them legitimate targets.

"The abhorrent pictures on our TV screens have stained our honor," Mr. Bush said in Dubuque, Iowa.

The suit is one of several developments over the last year that have stained the company's public image.

That would have stained his record at a delicate time; his name was before the promotion board again.

It may be that actual tears have stained the tile or soaked into the carpets of such places.