desecrate

“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

Tension was brewing between us, but I was terrified to address it and desecrate our sacred platonic bond as roommates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 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

Papa was anxious to please Grandpa, but not anxious enough to desecrate the Sabbath by singing songs like “Bird in a Gilded Cage” or “Waltz Me Around Again, Willie.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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

But for many of those who grieve, I suspect just talking about the quality of this memorial as a public space desecrates the site.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2014

"Gehry's design for the memorial dishonors, mocks and desecrates Eisenhower," wrote the group's president, Justin Shubow, saying the design is "topsy-turvy in its proportions."

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2012

It is said that this Bishop's spirit appears, with menacing attitude, if anyone desecrates the place by irreverence.

From Denmark by M. Pearson Thomson

They added that a copy of the Sikh scripture inside the temple was also reportedly desecrated.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

“That flag is a symbol of our highest ideals as a nation and represents the promise of America. It should never be desecrated in that way,” Harris said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024

It is comforting to discover that I am not, after all, the only Judas to have been interned behind these desecrated hotel walls.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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

Castillo, 43, was sentenced to nine years for contempt, assault, 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

Then she gave me a toss of her head and marched off to the SIM to collect what-ever her charge was for desecrating.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez