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

The graffito was painted over regularly, only to magically reappear.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2023

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

“See the strength of the Turk,” warns a large graffito left by a Turkish soldier.

From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2015

On the wall on the right side is the following graffito, or inscription, scratched with some sharp instrument: IIX.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)