deface
Example Sentences
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He even intends to deface the entire White House complex with a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, Versailles as reimagined by Tony Soprano.
From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025
If we build it, they will deface it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024
Current law makes it a hate crime to deface or destroy private property.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024
Donya says people in Tehran continue to deface government billboards and to write "#Mahsa" and "Woman, Life, Freedom" - the rallying cry of the protests - on walls, mostly on the subway.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023
“Anyway, everyone only goes to these parties to deface the fake scoreboard and get stories about crazy stuff. Celia’s parties make better stories than Celia does.”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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