disfigure

Example Sentences

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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

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

I spent the whole week watching him disfigure movie stars and create memorable monsters, and by the time I left, that’s what I wanted to do.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2019

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