defacement

Example Sentences

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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 Israeli government expressed alarm over the defacement, which officials also attributed to Jewish iconoclasm in obedience to early prohibitions against idolatry.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

The defenses of this defacement are also tiresomely predictable.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

DarkOwl said earlier this month that the group “quickly progressed in lethality,” including through several thousand compromised LinkedIn profiles and the defacement of websites and domains.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2022

Pictures of generals or royalties are especially liable to defacement with opprobrious epithets.

From A Librarian's Open Shelf by Bostwick, Arthur E.