Used in a Sentence

stained

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for stained.

Editorial note

The buildings are old, and made of nondescript concrete that have been stained by the rainfall over decades.

Examples16
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

having a stain

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of stained gathered in one view.

adjective

having a stain

adjective

coloured by adding a pigment

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for stained.

Example sentences

1

The buildings are old, and made of nondescript concrete that have been stained by the rainfall over decades.

2

Gone are the days of taking a number and waiting around for your grease stained paper bag.

3

Also this marks the article as stolen, so no one will buy the red-stained product from anyone.

4

Even cleaning someone's shit-stained bed can be a work of passion for someone who cares about what they're doing there.

5

One example: in Cincinnati Ohio, working class houses in certain neighborhoods have stained glass windows.

6

It will be sitting on stained concrete that is sort of amber colored.

7

The mandril stained, your coulter blunted In the smooth lea-field of my brow.

8

Do you really think we'd take our cheeto-stained hands off the keyboard and start shooting at people?

9

I just now have looked at a 2 inch square of fairly coffee stained table and counted twenty of them.

10

You can Ellis Act anyone you want; the price you pay is $18k per person or so plus waiting 366 days, and a stained title.

11

Broken shower for 4 days, stained sheets, photo and video evidence.

12

I'm a bit more informed about stained glass window making, bee keeping etc.

Quote examples

1

My grandma's wisdom on marriage "Cooking lasts, kissing don't." My grandfather and I refinished a cabinet and stained it.

2

It's usually only one or two small ones, but they're there in certain neighborhoods because of a stained glass artisan "scene" that arrived on a wave of German immigrants.

3

"Although some people view the flag as a proud symbol of Southern heritage, that history is undeniably stained with the flag’s only true meaning: slavery." A flag's symbolism or meaning is only what a group of people decide to make it.

4

Residences I've been in vary from quasi-aristocratic decor (chandeliers, classical busts, etc., especially common in the inner city and Frederiksberg), to a minimalist "design apartment" style of all-white and geometric, and to a rustic look of dark wooden paneling and heavy dark-stained wooden furniture.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use stained in a sentence?

The buildings are old, and made of nondescript concrete that have been stained by the rainfall over decades.

What does stained mean?

having a stain

What part of speech is stained?

stained is commonly used as adjective.