disfigure

Example Sentences

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The leader called the song “insulting” and alleged the band was “trying to disfigure our identity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2025

Repeated removal of the tendrils is needed, too, so they don’t disfigure the flowers or stems.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

He practiced the stunt five times at home, he said, and was convinced it would not disfigure the painting.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022

The hardest issue to address will be the divisions that disfigure our country — we don’t trust the government and we don’t trust each other.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2020

He soon experienced the first shooting pains from the severe arthritis that would grotesquely disfigure his body.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand