graffito

Example Sentences

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“Thus, the monk drew a graffito of a cross onto the wall, accompanied by a prayer with which he was very familiar.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Last month I was able to solve the mystery of a graffito on an I-66 overpass that drivers have seen for decades.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2022

The departure from type calls to mind an old graffito on the New York City subway: “Allen Ginsberg revises.”

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018

I would be surprised if there wasn’t some kind of cosmetic fix that would be able to largely eradicate this graffito.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2015

Upon all points, therefore, our claim concerning the graffito is an ill-founded one; and it cannot be considered evidence regarding either cross or crucifixion.

From The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion by Parsons, John Denham