- present participle of desecrate.
desecrating
Example Sentences
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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
A hospitalman at the former Naval Hospital in Chelsea, Mass., was charged with, among other things, desecrating the flag by blowing his nose on one.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2025
“And we are desecrating our planet, using and abusing her — and she’s done. Women are saying, ‘Enough.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
And Doroteo said, “I feel like I’d be desecrating the flag.”
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
