desecrate

Chairman Timothy Williams of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe said the company’s plan “to pump and sell 25 times more groundwater each year than the aquifer can replenish would desecrate our traditional territories.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

“Excessively entertainment-oriented portrayals desecrate the nation’s suffering and disrespect the people who made sacrifices,” read a recent commentary published in the state-run Economic Daily newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025

Much of the city is in shock to see how graffiti has been allowed to desecrate our streets, highways, onramps, tunnels and private property over the past several years.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

Calling the painting "sick stuff," Giuliani whined, "you can't do things that desecrate the most personal and deeply held views of people in society."

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2023

“Someone,” William barreled on, “we believe Prior Michelangelo, sent men to Ville Sainte-Geneviève to desecrate the holy dog’s grave. This girl, Jeanne, had a vision it would happen.”

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

Electronic advertising desecrates the bridges, but boringly so, and outside the window of Owen’s Roosevelt Island apartment, a neon ad for Oral-B alternates with one for Jolly Rancher.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 21, 2018

Mr. Khan had filed a brief in the case with a stark personal appeal to the court, saying Mr. Trump’s policy desecrates the memory of his son, U.S.

From Washington Times ● May 17, 2018

“It’s everything that rock’n’roll isn’t. It sort of desecrates the name of rock’n’roll.”

From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2016

Some purists may feel that all this desecrates the temple of sushi.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2015

Ever since that time her spirit can be seen up there, for it comes around once in a while to see if anybody desecrates the room by trying to sleep in it.

From Her Weight in Gold by George Barr McCutcheon

In 2013, attackers desecrated a Protestant cemetery in Jerusalem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

But tech titan Elon Musk has taken to X on multiple occasions to criticize the film, which in his opinion "desecrated" the story.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

For relatives of those whose graves have been desecrated there is a feeling of frustration.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025

“It gets desecrated more and more every year,” Tortez said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024

“And it’s not just Wall Street. It’s that lovely stretch of land by the sea that has since been desecrated by that horrid carnival.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

A US Supreme Court decision has ruled that burning the US national flag is protected under the First Amendment, invalidating state laws against desecrating the Stars and Stripes.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

He said that he hopes to be released in July, when he finishes serving his five-year sentence for contempt, public disorder and desecrating national symbols.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

That finding strengthened the case against the cemetery workers, who were ultimately convicted in 2015 of desecrating human remains.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026

But just know you’re desecrating a sacred space.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026

The vision of Logan Killicks was desecrating the pear tree, but Janie didn’t know how to tell Nanny that.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston