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

Ben Stones’s imposing concrete set includes the signature graffito, “I love you, will u marry me,” that was painted on a concrete bridge of the housing project in 2001 and became an unlikely Sheffield icon.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023

Another possibility: Was the hillside carving an act of outsize graffito?

From Washington Post • May 16, 2021

The third century Alaxamenos graffito depicts a worshipper standing next to a donkey-headed man on a crucifix.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2013

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)