disfigure
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If a monster like their father can disfigure God, doesn’t his existence pose a threat to a world already under siege?
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
The leader called the song “insulting” and alleged the band was “trying to disfigure our identity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
Repeated removal of the tendrils is needed, too, so they don’t disfigure the flowers or stems.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
He practiced the stunt five times at home, he said, and was convinced it would not disfigure the painting.
From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2022
He soon experienced the first shooting pains from the severe arthritis that would grotesquely disfigure his body.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
A droll moment of introspection is offered when Gordon disfigures his face with tape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
Ms. Robbie has it easier, thanks to her character’s inherent theatricality—this Elizabeth is a great beauty until smallpox disfigures her face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2018
It also raises concerns about epizootic shell disease, which disfigures lobsters to the point that they can’t be sold.
From Washington Times ● May 13, 2018
An orange smear of paint disfigures the walkway next to a garden bench.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2018
Three teeth, that quite disfigures the child's mouth.
From The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 by Various
But several more are reported to be severely disfigured, making identification difficult.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Ukrainian politician Viktor Yushchenko, campaigning against a Russian-backed candidate for the presidency, was disfigured by dioxin in 2004.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
They worry about being disfigured or disabled; they fear becoming pariahs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
He loves all disfigured nasties, be they swamp creatures, eyeball-less ogres or bolt-headed Hellboys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
She gets pushed aside when she’s disfigured by birth, her children soon leave, her beauty is gone.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
And he grew that beard—initially to hide disfiguring dental surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
The first patient to receive facial scanning and burn mask treatment, after the 14-month period when Qaradaya’s rehab team was helpless to treat disfiguring facial burns, was a two-year-old child.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025
The top prize was won by A Different Man, a superb and original film about an aspiring actor who has neurofibromatosis, a disfiguring facial condition.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024
Hate is disfiguring; it doesn’t feel good to remind yourself to treat a person in a way to honor the tragic history.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024
It was as if I had contracted a disfiguring disease that was slowly but surely reshaping my face.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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