graffito
Example Sentences
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Their theory also fit with an ancient graffito found in Puteoli, Italy, depicting a crucified individual, with a woman’s name, Alkimila, above a shoulder.
From Washington Post
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
The graffito was painted over regularly, only to magically reappear.
From Washington Post
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
This fast-food locale is the only one discovered with frescoes in vivid hues of mustard-yellow and the omnipresent Pompeii red decorating the counter’s base — apparently advertising the chef’s specialties and including a bawdy graffito.
From Seattle Times
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