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

It will be observed, that the word "deface," employed in this statute, actually covers the marking of margins by any reader, all such marking constituting a defacement within the meaning of the law.

From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Spofford, Ainsworth Rand