STAIN in a Sentence
Learn STAIN from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
129 example sentences for STAIN, such as:
1. True blue will never stain.
2. Venn flushed through his stain.
3. She scrubbed the stain on the floor.
4. Be quick, cover the blood stains over.
5. Remove stains by soaking in a mild solution of bleach.
2. Venn flushed through his stain.
3. She scrubbed the stain on the floor.
4. Be quick, cover the blood stains over.
5. Remove stains by soaking in a mild solution of bleach.
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Meanings and Examples of STAIN
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stain
v. color with a liquid dye or tint
v. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Classic Sentence: (108 in 8 pages)
1 'In a word,' said the young lady, turning away, as her temporary firmness forsook her, 'there is a stain upon my name, which the world visits on innocent heads.'
2 Gentlemen all, observe the dark stain upon this gentleman's hat, no wider than a shilling, but thicker than a half-crown.
3 When the reddleman entered the garden the old man was looking through his glass at the stain of blue sea in the distant landscape, the little anchors on his buttons twinkling in the sun.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 10 A Desperate Attempt at Persuasion
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 10 A Desperate Attempt at Persuasion
4 Venn flushed through his stain.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: 7 A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: 7 A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness
5 Public disgrace I might have faced, although I am a man whose character has never yet borne a stain.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
6 With dramatic suddenness he struck a match, and by its light exposed a stain of blood upon the whitewashed wall.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
Context Highlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
7 As he held the match nearer, I saw that it was more than a stain.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
Context Highlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
8 With a darkening face my friend strode along the margin, eagerly observant of every muddy stain upon the mossy surface.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
Context Highlight In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
9 The room into which we were shown was that in which the crime had been committed, but no trace of it now remained save an ugly, irregular stain upon the carpet.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
Context Highlight In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
10 There IS a second stain, but it does not correspond with the other.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
Context Highlight In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
11 Tugging and straining, perspiration dripping from her forehead, she dragged him down the hall, a red stain following her path.
12 It seemed to shake him all over, and it never stopped; you could see a red stain wherever he had spit upon the floor.
13 It so far deepened the stain which a previous and very similar event had left upon the reputation of the French commander that it was not entirely erased by his early and glorious death.
14 If the blood of an Oneida could stain such a sheet of pure water as this we float on," returned the scout, "your two eyes would answer your own question.
15 A stain on the name of Huron can only be hid by blood that comes from the veins of an Indian.
Example Sentence: (21 in 2 pages)
1 True blue will never stain.
2 You can stain the wood with this special liquid to give it a pleasing color.
3 She scrubbed the stain on the floor.
4 You can remove a red wine stain from a carpet by sprinkling salt over it.
5 It was impossible to remove the stain from the tablecloth.
6 She already has drawn 5 tattoos upon her body as well as this neck permanent skin stain is 6th one.
7 Fortunately, the stain on the blouse was imperceptible after the blouse had gone through the wash.
8 Pour it on the stain liberally, let it sit about 1 minute, soak it up with a cloth.
9 His sheet was stained with blood running from his nose.
10 Water and other liquids can stained unprotected wood surfaces.
11 A few strange, antique portraits of the men and women of other days decorated the stained walls.
12 Give it a sponge with a damp cloth - that will remove the blood stains.
13 Be quick, cover the blood stains over.
14 Tomato sauce stains terribly - it's really difficult to get it out of clothes.
15 Remove stains by soaking in a mild solution of bleach.