defacement

Example Sentences

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The 600-foot-long platforms are separated from the walls, keeping them an arm’s length from defacement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

If pressed, some argue the indignation over the defacement itself betrays how little our culture values the planet when compared to inanimate works of canvas and pigment.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

The ruling Georgian Dream party condemned the defacement of the icon but has not commented on the national debate about the role of Stalin.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024

On Friday morning, about 16 hours after the defacement at the museum, the doors opened to the public at the regularly scheduled time.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

We had always thought, in a vague kind of way, that they were a defacement to a town and cluttered up blank spaces in an unseemly way.

From Pipefuls by Morley, Christopher