He said "What is a normal political process is seen as somehow tainted and demeaning."
This meeting was somehow tainted by a sense of contrivance.
The ground seemed somehow tainted to him.
When you have actual film, the fable is somehow tainted.
Both would seem somehow tainted in a job that can allow no taints.
The air was fresh, zingy almost, yet somehow tainted at the same time.
And all this time, he'd been afraid it was because the Wild Magic had somehow tainted her.
"One would certainly not wish the lady to be looked upon as someone who is somehow tainted, would one?"
They think that if you do it as a profession, it's somehow tainted.
The strange encounter left Liriel feeling shaken and somehow tainted.