desecration
Example Sentences
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So going back nearly 60 years, the late Mr. Flint has been left to quietly suffer the indignities of desecration and abandonment, but for temporary intervention.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Certain hardline sections of the ultra-Orthodox community disagree with autopsies, saying any interference with a dead body is a desecration according to the Torah.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
West Virginia, Massachusetts, South Dakota, Louisiana, Iowa, Illinois—these isolated local stories are combining to mark a nationwide desecration of the dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
She said she wanted to "unleash the spirit of Lincolnshire" against "the planned desecration of our countryside".
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025
“I am willing to be patient in all things that are reasonable; but in this—this desecration of the grave—of one who——” He fairly choked with indignation.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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