vandal

A Scottish seaside town is locked in a battle with a vandal targeting local parking police.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

And yet here comes Simon Armitage, the poet laureate of the U.K., with his stunning new verse translation, not as a vandal of antiquity but as a lucid accomplice to its endurance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Often described as "elusive" and "secretive" by the press, the "guerrilla street artist" is a hero to some and a vandal to others.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

A number of the trees cut down by the vandal appeared to be Indian laurel figs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025

The Mother Paula’s vandal had displayed a dark sense of humor that didn’t fit the Matherson boy’s dim- witted criminal history.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

In this case, he blamed vandals for damaging the pool.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

President Donald Trump has blamed vandals for damage to newly applied coating on the bottom of the pool.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

The new 6th Street Bridge, hailed as a civic landmark just steps away, was promptly stripped of its wiring by vandals and now sits pitch black at night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

But soon after completion of the work the coating has begun to peel off and algae turned the pool's water a mucky green -- setbacks the president blamed on vandals, without providing evidence.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

People who plucked bluebells from the woods were vandals, he had forbidden it at Manderley.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier