defacing

Example Sentences

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They have all issued public warnings against damaging or defacing banknotes when making these bouquets of cash.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

San Francisco police have arrested a man accused of defacing the famed Pink Triangle, a symbol of LGBTQ+ rights that is installed annually during Pride Month on top of the city’s landmark Twin Peaks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

Other climate protesters around the world have taken to defacing works of art hanging in museums, but a spokesman for the New York group said that it had not engaged in that particular protest tactic.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Asked about his evolution, Maupal said he never considered himself a “rebel artist,” or the type of graffiti artist who remains anonymous because his artwork is, legally speaking, defacing a public space.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

It was defacing, it was taking away someone’s face.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood