disfigure

Example Sentences

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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

“But, of course, in the end reality wins out, and trying to disfigure it or reinterpret it doesn’t work.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2017

The flute was invented by Athena, but she threw it away because in order to play it she had to puff out her cheeks and disfigure her face.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton