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How to pronounce sully in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms thomas sully
Type Words
Synonyms duc de sully, maxmilien de bethune
Type Words
Synonyms asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch
Type of accuse, charge
Has types malign, traduce, assassinate, badmouth, drag through the mud, libel
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Synonyms defile, maculate, stain, tarnish
Type of blob, spot, blot, fleck
Has types darken
Type Words
Synonyms cloud, corrupt, defile, taint
Type of vitiate, deflower, impair, mar, spoil


sully someone's reputation.

Examples of sully

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Now why would National Geographic want to sully their good name with this tripe?
From the scienceblogs.com
Sully felt guilty at this, and Tatiana was not happy with Sully for interfering.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Still, might the derision Blagojevich levels at people sully their reputations?
From the sacbee.com
It does not want to sully that by aligning itself with a nuclear pariah like Iran.
From the newsweek.com
Then there are brides who think that vulgar money-talk will sully the romance.
From the guardian.co.uk
So far, his effort has left few footprints in the snow for the Democrats to sully.
From the suntimes.com
Brands such as Levi's ignored the discounter, not wanting to sully their name.
From the businessweek.com
Sully and co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles handled the attention with class and humor.
From the suntimes.com
Some believe there has been a deliberate attempt to sully the region's image.
From the signonsandiego.com
More examples
  • United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
  • Defile: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
  • French statesman (1560-1641)
  • Tarnish: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
  • Defame: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
  • Sully was a Canadian indie rock group formed in 1994 in Ottawa. The band released a self-titled album independently in 1995. After releasing "I Have Much to Report" through Toronto independent label Random Sound in 1997, Sully signed to Nettwerk Records. ...
  • Sully Historic Site, more commonly known as Sully Plantation is in Chantilly, Virginia. The main house was built 1794-1799 by Richard Bland Lee. He was Northern Virginia's first Representative to Congress in 1789, as well as an uncle of Robert E. Lee.
  • Victor "Sully" Sullivan is a protagonist from the Uncharted video game franchise. He is voiced by Richard McGonagle, who also did the motion capture for the character. In the games, he is a friend and mentor to Nathan Drake, the main series protagonist. ...
  • To soil or stain; to dirty; to damage or corrupt