untarnished

How To Use untarnished In A Sentence

• His reputation was untarnished and his ambition remains undiminished.
• It's just that none of those festivals claims to be untarnished by commerce, unsmitten by celebrity, etc., etc. GreenCine Daily: Park City, 2/1.
• An untarnished innocence that hadn't dimmed any, since the day he was born. AT THE STROKE OF TWELVE
• I think many people need to see a bit of imperfection, a touch of corruption, to identify with many politicians - those with untarnished integrity tend to inspire dislike as they seem to uphold a standard others don't think they can meet.
• I have tried my best during my years of public service to keep that name untarnished and respected, unmarked by sorry compromises for expediency. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
• Not only has she maintained it, but she has kept it bright and shining, untarnished by time.
• It is clear Edwards doesn't have as much experience as Cheney, but as a result of that he has an 'untarnished' feel to him that makes me think he would not put up with any of the standard bullshit that got thrown at him. Catpewk Diary Entry
• The holy lotus, whose essence is white, indicates that knowledge is meticulously clean - untarnished by untruth, while the sitting position signifies wisdom, an indication that the ego must be suppressed.
• They have to support the honour of an ancient family, and to hand down the name untarnished to their posterity. Diary in America, Series Two
• I like to think that you have come out of all your troubles quite unscathed, young, your name untarnished, your hands clean. Don Orsino