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disfigure

[dis-fig-yer, dis-fig-er] / dɪsˈfɪg jər, dɪsˈfɪg ər /


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"Assurances have to be made that such attempts to disfigure the game in this way will never be made again," a Uefa statement read.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

If a monster like their father can disfigure God, doesn’t his existence pose a threat to a world already under siege?

From Salon May 19, 2026

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

From Seattle Times Jan. 17, 2024

Yet the addition of modern touches threatens to disfigure the cathedral, according to dozens of cultural figures and intellectuals who have stood up against the proposals.

From New York Times Dec. 10, 2021

This only makes a noise blur across me and the Doorman’s face disfigure above.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

A droll moment of introspection is offered when Gordon disfigures his face with tape.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

Ms. Robbie has it easier, thanks to her character’s inherent theatricality—this Elizabeth is a great beauty until smallpox disfigures her face.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2018

It also raises concerns about epizootic shell disease, which disfigures lobsters to the point that they can’t be sold.

From Washington Times May 13, 2018

An orange smear of paint disfigures the walkway next to a garden bench.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2018

I thought that Mr. Ryde a very superior young fellow, with none of the discourteous antipathy to age that disfigures the manners of the youth of the present day.

From Rossmoyne by Unknown

He’s experienced plenty of hard knocks since being disfigured in battle by his power-hungry brother, via Vhagar’s dragon fire.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Saad Attar owns the Fort Worth, Texas, dealership that sold the 2020 Malibu to Kang, whose jaw was disfigured in the crash.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

But several more are reported to be severely disfigured, making identification difficult.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei's message gave no indication of his own physical condition but the Pentagon said Friday he was "wounded" and "likely disfigured".

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

He matched gazes with the disfigured stranger, staring into those piercing, wounded eyes.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

And he grew that beard—initially to hide disfiguring dental surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

The first patient to receive facial scanning and burn mask treatment, after the 14-month period when Qaradaya’s rehab team was helpless to treat disfiguring facial burns, was a two-year-old child.

From Salon Mar. 29, 2025

An aspiring actor with a disfiguring facial condition has a radical medical procedure, drastically transforming his appearance.

From BBC Oct. 23, 2024

Affecting at least 130,000 Americans, prurigo nodularis causes dozens of extremely itchy and disfiguring bumps, usually on the chest, arms, and legs.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2024

In 1867, while still serving as secretary of state and still bearing the disfiguring facial scars of the knife attack, he purchased Alaska for the United States.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly




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